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Vecihi Hurkus is undoubtedly one of the most important figures of Turkish aviation history. Hurkus who lived between the years 1896-1969, is the first aircraft designer and manufacturer of the Republic of Turkey. The life of Vecihi Hurkus, a life full of adventure and drama, is transmitted to the white screen with the film "Hurkus: Hero in the Sky".

Hi Jolly or Haci Ali, was an Ottoman subject of Syrian and Greek parentage, and in 1856 became one of the first camel drivers ever hired by the US Army to lead the camel driver experiment in the Southwest.