page_title: Women in combat
section_title: Turkey
hierarchical_section_title: Women in combat / Specific countries / Turkey
caption_attribution_description: English: Sabiha Gökçen
context_page_description: Women in combat are female military personnel assigned to combat positions.
context_section_description: Turkish women have voluntarily taken tasks in the defence of their country. Nene Hatun, whose monument has been erected in Erzurum, fought during the Ottoman-Russian War. Turkish women also took main roles in combat in WWI  and the Independence War. Sabiha Gökçen was the first Turkish female combat pilot, having flown 22 different types of aircraft for more than 8,000 hours, 32 hours of which were active combat and bombardment missions.
  Women personnel are being employed as officers in the Turkish Armed Forces today. As of 2005, there are 1245 female officers and NCOs in the Turkish Armed Forces.  Women officers serve in all branches except armor, infantry, and submarines. Assignments, promotions and training are considered on an equal basis with no gender bias.
caption: Sabiha Gökçen with her Breguet 19.
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