Esra Özatay (born 1976) is a Turkish female military officer and aviator. She is the commander of the military aerobatics fleet.

Private life

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 The Turkish Air Force Academy (TuAFA) ( tr, Hava Harp Okulu) is a four-year co-educational military academy located in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of the National Defence University. It is the main human resource for the Turkish A ...

in 1998. She is married to a fighter pilot, and has a son Batuhan (born 1996) and a daughter Zeynep (born 1998).

Career

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. 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. 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 The Turkish Air Force ( tr, ) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Turkish Air Force can trace its origins back to June 1911 when it was founded by the Ottoman Empire, however, the air force as it is known to ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ozatay, Esra 1976 births Living people Turkish women aviators Turkish Air Force Academy alumni Turkish Air Force officers Aerobatic pilots Women in the Turkish military