List of Famous people with last name Gokcen

Sabiha Gökçen

First Name Sabiha

Born on March 22, 1913

Died on March 22, 2001 (aged 88)

Born in Bursa Province

Sabiha Gökçen was a Turkish aviator. During her flight career, she flew around 8,000 hours and participated in 32 different military operations. She was the world's first female fighter pilot, aged 23. Others such as Marie Marvingt and Evgeniya Shakhovskaya preceded her as military pilots in other roles, but not as fighter pilots and without military academy enrollment. She was an orphan, and one of the thirteen adopted children of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

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Kemalettin Sami Gökçen

First Name Kemalettin

Born on November 30, 1883

Died on April 15, 1934 (aged 50)

Born in Sinop Province

Kemalettin Sami Gökçen was a Turkish career officer and politician. He was instrumental in establishing diplomatic relations between the Turkish Republic and Nazi Germany.

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