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April 26 World Pilots Day is a special day commemorated annually in memory of Mehmet Fesa Evrensev, Türkiye’s first licensed pilot. The occasion marks the first flight conducted by Evrensev in Turkish skies on April 26, 1912. It was first officially declared by the Turkish Airline Pilots Association (TALPA) in 2013 as a symbol of unity and solidarity in Turkish aviation. History of Pilots Day The Ottoman State took its first serious steps in aviation in 1912. Earlier attempts at demonstration fl