The Most Famous

ASTRONAUTS from Türkiye

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This page contains a list of the greatest Turkish Astronauts. The pantheon dataset contains 556 Astronauts, NaN of which were born in Türkiye. This makes Türkiye the birth place of the 0th most number of Astronauts.

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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Turkish Astronauts of all time. This list of famous Turkish Astronauts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

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1. Alper Gezeravcı (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 41.62, Alper Gezeravcı is the most famous Turkish Astronaut.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.

Alper Gezeravcı (born 2 December 1979) is a military pilot and the first Turkish astronaut. He flew to International Space Station by taking part in a special space flight on 18 January 2024 with the Axiom Mission 3 (or Ax-3) mission.

People

Pantheon has 1 people classified as Turkish astronauts born between 1979 and 1979. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Turkish astronauts include Alper Gezeravcı. As of April 2024, 1 new Turkish astronauts have been added to Pantheon including Alper Gezeravcı.

Living Turkish Astronauts

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Newly Added Turkish Astronauts (2025)

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