✈ Ottoman era officer Ahmet Ali Celikten remains history's first Black military pilot

📍 Born in western Turkish province of Izmir to a family of Nigerian descent, Celikten became military aviator in 1916, served in World War I and later fought in Türkiye's War of Independence

🏅 More than 50 years after his death, Celikten's family calls for greater recognition of his legacy