11.11.2026 11:11
Sefa Yamalı, who bought for 200,000 TL the cockpit of a Boeing 747 that was sold to a scrapyard after the 'Uçak Kafe' (Plane Cafe) project in Bursa was canceled and had been waiting in a warehouse for 9 years, placed the section in the garden of his house in the Gebze district of Kocaeli after a 75-kilometer journey. Yamalı, who works in photography and video, will use the cockpit as an office and hobby house. According to the scrap dealer, videos of the plane received over 10 million views.
In Bursa, Sefa Yamalı bought the cockpit section of a Boeing 747 aircraft that had been waiting at a scrapyard for 9 years for 200,000 TL to use as an office and hobby house. Yamalı loaded the cockpit onto the back of a tow truck with a crane and, after a journey of 75 kilometers, placed it in the garden of his house in the Gebze district of Kocaeli.
'AIRPLANE CAFE' PROJECT HAD BEEN CANCELED
Ertan Çoğul, who has been in the scrap trade since 1988, bought the 22-ton scrap Boeing 747, which was brought from Istanbul in 2017 and planned to be turned into an 'Airplane Cafe' in the Nilüfer district of Bursa, for 80,000 TL after the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality canceled the project. The aircraft was divided into 7 pieces so that it could be reassembled and transported by trucks to Çoğul's business on İzmir Yolu Caddesi in the İrfaniye Neighborhood of Nilüfer district. Çoğul, who had kept the scrap cockpit in his warehouse for 9 years, sold it to Sefa Yamalı for 200,000 TL; Yamalı wanted to use the structure in the construction of an office and hobby house in his garden. After the sale, Sefa Yamalı had the cockpit section of the aircraft loaded onto a tow truck with a crane. After a journey of approximately 75 kilometers, the cockpit was placed in the garden of Yamalı's house in the Gebze district of Kocaeli.
'I HAVE HAD THIS DREAM FOR A LONG TIME'
Sefa Yamalı said, "We came to Bursa to buy the plane. I am going to realize a dream I have had in mind for a long time. I work in photography and video in the Gebze district of Kocaeli. I will use the aircraft cockpit as an office and hobby house of my own. I plan to create a special area for myself in my garden and also use this place with a different concept. I will bring this project of my dreams to life. This place will be a workspace for me."
'WE NEVER THOUGHT OUR PLANE WOULD BECOME SUCH A HOT TOPIC'
Ertan Çoğul, the business owner, who said the plane had become a hot topic in Turkey, said, "When I bought this plane for my business 9 years ago, I had my own projects. My brother became a customer. They wanted to make use of the plane without scrapping it and realize their dreams. We are as happy as Sefa that he is realizing his dreams. I hope we will also see it assembled. Our plane had been here for 10 years. We never thought our plane would become such a hot topic. The videos of the plane have received more than 10 million views on various platforms. I also watched Sefa's posts; they have passed 4 million. The plane has become a hot topic, and we were not even aware of it. Best wishes to our brother Sefa."