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Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey
About Ali İsmet Öztürk
- Ali Ismet Öztürk (born 23 May 1964) is a Turkish professional display pilot, an aerobatic aircraft designer and an aviation businessman.
- He is the first civilian to be recognised as a professional aerobatic pilot in the country. He flies in international air shows in his custom designed and manufactured world-class performance aerobatic aircraft called "Turkish: Mor Menekse" (Purple Violet).Ali Ismet Öztürk has been admired worldwide both for his accomplishments in the air as an air show pilot, and on the ground for his technical talent to build aerobatics aircraft.
- He is best known by air show fans and enthusiasts for his extremely complex and technical manoeuvres.
- He was also the first professional civil pilot to perform an aerobatics display over the Bosphorus.Between 2004 and 2008, Ali Ismet Öztürk performed in more than 80 international air shows, performing more than 559 displays in 19 different countries.
- He has performed before nearly 15 million spectators.His enthusiasm for aviation has grown since he took his first solo flight.
- As an aviation enthusiast, he puts a strong emphasis on recognition and appreciation of aerobatics.
- To that end he strives to be a positive role model and inspiration to young people in aviation.
- With a career devoted to furthering aviation, he actively participates in activities to raise public awareness of private aviation in Turkey.
- He takes part in fundraising activities and arranges aerobatic experience flights to share the spirit of aviation with the community as well.Ali Ismet Öztürk currently resides in Istanbul, Turkey with his two daughters and works full-time both domestically and abroad as a professional display pilot, an aircraft designer, an aerobatic flight instructor and provides consultancy in the aviation sector.
- His daughter Semin Öztürk Sener is Turkey's first female professional civilian aerobatic pilot.
- He is always ready for new adventures in the air shows worldwide and is always looking for invitations to share his experiences.
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