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Esra Özatay (born 1976) is a Turkish female military officer and aviator. She is the commander of the military aerobatics fleet.
Esra Özatay | |
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Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Germany |
Years of service | 1998–present |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Turkish Stars |
Children | 2 |
Özatay was born in 1976 in Germany. In 1993, she graduated from Kadıköy Girls High School and finished her education at the Turkish Air Force Academy in 1998.[1]
She is married to a fighter pilot, and has a son Batuhan (born 1996) and a daughter Zeynep (born 1998).[2][3]
She completed her training in 2000 at the 2nd Main Jet Base Command and served as a F-5 pilot within 132nd Fighter-Interceptor Fleet Command at Konya Air Base 3rd Main Jet Base Command until 2004.[1] Özatay, also began serving as aviator trainer in 2010.
In 2014, she joined the 134th Aerobatics Fleet Command of the Turkish Stars and became their first female member.[4] She was appointed as the fleet commander to the Turkish Stars in 2016 and became the first female fleet commander of the Turkish Air Force.[5][2]
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