Ahmet Temel, who won the “going to space award”, is Turkey’s 3rd space traveler

Ahmet Temel, who works as a real estate consultant in an international real estate company in Istanbul’s Beylikdüzü district, won the “going to space” award with his worldwide sales success. While continuing his training, Temel announced that he will be the third Turk to go into space at the end of 2024.

After Turkey’s first astronaut Alper Gezeravcı, it will be Tuva Cihangir Atasever’s turn. After Cihangir, this adventure will continue with Temel…

This award, which Temel received by working in a private company, also revealed Turkey’s increasing influence in space studies.

Speaking to Kıbrıs Postası, Temel stated that he continues his training before the space journey and that this will continue until the end of this year.

41-year-old Ahmet Temel, a real estate consultant in Beylikdüzü for an internationally active real estate company, exceeded the sales quota set by the company worldwide and became the world’s first and won the “going to space” award.

TEMEL WILL GO TO SPACE WITH VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPANY

Temel, who achieved his goal in 4 years by working in his offices in Beylikdüzü, will go to space with Virgin Galactic.

Expressing his feelings about the award he won, Temel said, “This is a success story…” and stated that he was proud of being the 3rd Turk to go to space.

Temel said, “I will go to space with the initiative of a private company.”