HAVABİRDER Established to Unite Aviation Professionals Across All Disciplines
HAVABİRDER – Aviation Unity Association, an Ankara-based non-governmental organization, has been established to strengthen professional solidarity, education, scientific advancement, and cooperation across Türkiye's aviation and aerospace ecosystem.
Operating under the motto “One Sky, Shared Future,” HAVABİRDER aims to bring together aviation professionals, students, researchers, and enthusiasts around shared values and objectives.
Bringing Aviation Disciplines Together
HAVABİRDER embraces an inclusive approach that brings together pilots, air traffic controllers, flight dispatchers, cabin crew, ground handling personnel, aircraft maintenance technicians, engineers, and other aviation professionals.
The Association also welcomes the broader aviation community, including UAV pilots, air sports participants, academics, researchers, students, and aviation enthusiasts.
Aviation Safety, Education and Professional Solidarity
The Association's priorities include promoting flight safety culture, strengthening aviation security awareness, and encouraging the exchange of professional knowledge and experience.
HAVABİRDER aims to contribute to sustainable aviation development through planned educational programs, seminars, academic initiatives, career guidance, mentoring, and social responsibility projects.
UAVs, Artificial Intelligence and Space Technologies
In addition to traditional aviation disciplines, HAVABİRDER's areas of interest include unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, robotics, and space technologies.
The Association intends to follow technological developments, encourage scientific knowledge sharing, and support opportunities for young people interested in emerging aviation technologies.
Specialized Committees Planned
As part of its proposed institutional structure, HAVABİRDER envisages the establishment of 14 specialized committees covering areas such as piloting, air traffic management, aircraft maintenance and engineering, flight safety, aviation education, UAV systems, space technologies, and advanced technologies.
These committees may be established through relevant Board decisions and are intended to encourage cooperation among professionals from different disciplines.
A New Step Towards a Shared Future
Founded under the leadership of Pilot Gürkan BAL, Founder and Chairman of the Board, HAVABİRDER aims to develop a sustainable culture of solidarity across the aviation community.
Through potential cooperation with public institutions, universities, educational organizations, aviation companies, and civil society stakeholders, the Association seeks to contribute to Türkiye's aviation ecosystem.
HAVABİRDER will pursue an inclusive approach that connects professional experience with scientific knowledge, promotes opportunities for young people, and places aviation safety at the heart of its institutional values.
One Sky, Shared Future.
HAVABİRDER – Aviation Unity Association
Website: www.havabirder.org
Email: info@havabirder.org
