Esra Özatay (born 1976) is a Turkish female military officer and aviator. She is the commander of the military aerobatics fleet.
Esra Özatay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Germany |
| Years of service | 1998–present |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Turkish Stars |
| Children | 2 |
Private life edit
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]
Career edit
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]
References edit
- ^ a b "Hv.Plt.Bnb.Esra Özatay". www.turkyildizlari.tsk.tr. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ a b "TSK'nın ilk kadın filo komutanı Esra Özatay SÖZCÜ'ye konuşmuştu!". Sözcü ! (in Turkish). 9 September 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Pilot Binbaşı Esra Özatay gösteri uçuşu yapacak". Habertürk (in Turkish). 9 May 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Arslan, Ercan (18 May 2015). "Uçakla aramda duygusal bir bağ var". Milliyet. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Türk Hava Kuvvetleri'nin ilk kadın filo komutanı Binbaşı Esra Özatay oldu". Haberturk. 8 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
