LEGENDARY GIRL OF THE SKIES: SABIHA GOKCEN
SABIHA GOKCEN
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| Direction: |
Ali Akyuz
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| Screenplay: |
Bilgin Adali. Research: Gulsah Celiker, Zerrin Girit, Ceyil Ozmen
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| Cinematography: |
Umit Aksoy, Goksel Gorgec, Mario Darcheux
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| Editing: |
Ali Can
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| Producer: |
Gulsah Celiker
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| Production: |
Kopruler/Bridges Productions
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Video
Colour 52'
Turkey, 2003
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Sabiha Gokcen is one of the world's most noted female pilots. The adopted daughter of Kemal Ataturk,
she had the honour of being the world's first combat-ready woman pilot at the age of 24. Upon invitation of
the Balkan countries, Sabiha Gokcen began a Solo
Friendship Tour on 16th June 1938. During this 5-day
tour, she flew from Istanbul and visited Athens,
Thessaloniki, Sofia, Belgrade and finally Bucharest.
She retired from active flying in 1964, and died in Ankara in 2001, having won numerous international awards. Istanbul International Airport is named after her.
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