Ahmed Chalabi, nicknamed Hezarfen
Information.. During the reign of Sultan Murad IV, there was an Ottoman scientist named “Ahmed Çelebi,” nicknamed “Hazarfen” (born in 1609 in Istanbul and died in 1640 in Algeria). This scientist made flight attempts, and initially there were 9 attempts and short distances. He succeeded in all of them, in the year 1636 AD.
After these successful attempts, he prepared for the big flight, which is flying from the top of the “Galata Tower” to the “Uskudar” area. The “Galata Tower” is about 66 meters tall, and is located in the European section of the city of Istanbul, while the “Uskudar” area is located in the European section. The Asian from Istanbul, separated by the Bosphorus Strait, and the distance between the tower and the Uskudar area is not less than seven kilometers.
On that memorable day, the people of Istanbul gathered on the coast, and after a while there was intense crowding that Istanbul had never witnessed before. Sultan Murad and the Grand Vizier - the Prime Minister - were sitting in the Sinan Pasha Palace in Sarayburnu, watching what would happen with their eyes fixed on the top of the tower. "Galata", from which the hero will jump.
Finally, the decisive moment came and Ahmed Çelebi jumped from the top of the tower after pronouncing the Basmala, leaving himself in emptiness, and with the wings he rode, he flew towards the Bosphorus Strait, and their tongues were held in astonishment and astonishment as they looked forward to this amazing view. Ahmed Çelebi flew from the tower, crossing the Bosphorus Strait, and finally landed in the Dogancilar neighborhood in the Uskudar district, successfully surpassing Abbas Ibn Firnas.
Ahmed Chalabi, in addition to being the first scientist to achieve a flight plan, is at the same time the pioneer of paragliding in history. Because during his flight, he took into account - like any pilot in a glider - the blowing and direction of the wind, and as a result of this amazing success, the people called him “Hazar Fan,” meaning the owner of “a thousand arts” or “a thousand knowledge.” In his flight experience, Ahmed Chalabi took Ismail Johari in the city of Farab in Turkestan as his role model.
This picture was drawn to culminate this event
Source:
The Unknown Ottoman Empire, 303 questions and answers clarifying absent facts about the Ottoman Empire, Ahmet Ak Gunduz, Saeed Ozturk, Ottoman Research Endowment, 2008