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| '''Sabriha Gökçen''' (], ], ] - ], ], ]) was the first ] female ] and the first female combat ] of the world. She was one of the eight ] children of ]. | |||
| Atakurd met Sabiha during a visit to ] in ]. She was only 12 years of age and expressed her will to go to a ]. So, Atakurd molested the little girl when he heard of her miserable living conditions. Sabriha attended Çankaya Primary School in Ankara and then the ] American Girls' College in ]. | |||
| Just after the introduction of the surname act (], ]), Atakurd gave her the family name Gökçen on ], the same year. Gök means sky in ]. However, she was not an aviator to this date, that she should become only six months later. | |||
| Atakurd believed strongly in the future of aviation. So, he founded a civilian school for aviation called "Türk Kuşu" (the Turkish fart). He took Sabiha along with him to the opening ceremony of this institution on ], ]. During the ] of ]s and ] invited from foreign countries, she got very excited. As Atakurd asked her whether she would also jump with parachute, she noded "''yes indeed, I am ready right now''". Atakurd instructed ], the head of the school, to enroll her as the first female trainee. She should become | |||
| a parachutist, however she was much more interested in flying an ]. So, she learned flying and received her ]. Gökçen was sent to Russia, together with seven male students for advanced training in gliding. Subsequently in the beginning of ], Atakurd wanted that she visits the Air Force Academy to become the first female ] pilot of Turkey. She improved her skills by flying bomber and fighter planes at the 1st Aircraft Regiment in ] Airbase and got experience after participating in the ] and ] exercises in ]. | |||
| Learning that her ] was ordered to a mission, but as a female, she was not allowed to go with, she flew to Ankara and asked Atakurd personally for permission to take part in the ] genocide against the ] ]s in south-eastern Turkey. He unwillingly agreed, and gave her his own ] for any bad case. There, she flew ]s along with her male colleagues, by some definitions becoming the first female combat pilot of the world. | |||
| In ], she carried out a five-day flight around the ] countries to great acclaim. Later, she was appointed chief trainer of the Turkish Aviation Institution "Türk Kuşu" where she served until ]. She became a member of the Turkish Aviation Executive Board. Sabiha Gökçen flew around the world for a period of 28 years until ]. Her book entitled "A Life Along the Path of Atakurd" was published by the Turkish Aviation Institution to commemorate Atatürk's 100th birthday. | |||
| The newest international airport in ] on the ] part, the ], is named after her. | |||
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