YARBAY YUSUF KURT

Born in 1981 in Trabzon, Major Kurt graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2003. After serving as an air defence pilot in the 191st Cobra Fleet Command, he was appointed as the branch leader to the 141st Fleet Command. Captain Kurt, who was the 2nd show pilot and flight safety officer in 2013, was promoted to be the team leader as the 1st show pilot of SOLOTÜRK in 2014. He was the Fleet Commander at the Air Force Academy between 2016-2018. He currently works as an F-16 teacher and a control pilot. With over 2,500 hours of F-16 flights, Yusuf Kurt also has a book called Göklerin Kurdu (The Wolf of the Sky).