Skip to content
229,067 profiles ranked

Belkıs Şevket

Turkish aviator and self-described feminist (19..-1999) · Turkey · On the map · Writers

Belkıs Şevket or Belkıs Şevket Hanım, was the first Turkish woman to fly on December 1, 1913. She was also an activist. Her grandfather was one of the viziers of Ali Namık Pasha. She was the daughter of Şevket Bey who was the son of Ata Pasha or according to other sources she was the daughter of Ata Pasha.

Belkıs Şevket is read about 6 times a day, in 8 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 25 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

Media & music

Photos 1

About this person

Belkıs Şevket Hanım was also a child trainer, Music teacher, and writer. She was also moderately proficient in the English language.

Country
Turkey
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased