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Sabiha Gökçen

1913 - 2001

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Sabiha Gökçen (Turkish: [sabiˈha ɟøcˈtʃɛn]; 22 March 1913 – 22 March 2001) was a Turkish aviator. During her flight career, she flew around 8,000 hours and participated in 32 different military operations. She became the world's first female fighter pilot, at age 23. As an orphan, she was one of the nine children adopted by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sabiha Gökçen is the 6th most popular pilot (down from 4th in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 212th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Pilot.

Sabiha Gökçen was the first female fighter pilot in the world. She was the daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Sabiha Gökçen ranks 6 out of 71. Before her are Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Roland Garros, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, and Chesley Sullenberger. After her are Hanna Reitsch, Adolf Galland, Ernst Udet, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Francis Gary Powers, and Ivan Kozhedub.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Sabiha Gökçen ranks 24. Before her are Gustáv Husák, Ramón Mercader, Makarios III, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Stanford Moore, and Benjamin Britten. After her are Bill Hewlett, Silvio Piola, Paul Erdős, Roger Garaudy, Kenzō Tange, and Lon Nol. Among people deceased in 2001, Sabiha Gökçen ranks 15. Before her are Jack Lemmon, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Clifford Shull, Jorge Amado, G. E. M. Anscombe, and Christiaan Barnard. After her are Bill Hewlett, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Claude Shannon, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Iannis Xenakis, and Alberto Korda.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Sabiha Gökçen ranks 228 out of 1,347. Before her are Alexios V Doukas (1140), Constantine VIII (960), Xenocrates (-396), Şah Sultan (1509), Memnon (null), and Isaac I Komnenos (1007). After her are Cemal Gürsel (1895), Fatma Sultan (1500), Anitta (-1700), Kayqubad I (1188), Glycerius (430), and Alexios IV Angelos (1182).

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Among PILOTS In Türkiye

Among pilots born in Türkiye, Sabiha Gökçen ranks 1. After her are Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi (1609), and Ahmet Ali Çelikten (1883).

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