04.11.2026 16:33
32-year-old Oğulcan Geldikaya, who works as a paragliding pilot in the Fethiye district of Muğla, made 5 jumps from the 626-meter Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, known as the world's highest bridge, at an international BASE jump event held in China's Guizhou province. Geldikaya said he was the first Turkish athlete to jump from the bridge at the event.
Oğulcan Geldikaya (32), who lives in the Fethiye district of Muğla and works as a professional paragliding pilot in Ölüdeniz, made 5 jumps from the 626-meter-high Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, known as the world's highest bridge, at the international BASE jump event held in China. Geldikaya said he was the first Turkish athlete to jump from the bridge at the event.
12 YEARS IMMERSED IN AIR SPORTS
Oğulcan Geldikaya, who began his aviation adventure with paragliding in 2014, turned to the sport of skydiving (freefall parachuting) in 2016. Geldikaya, who has been involved in air sports for about 12 years, works as a tandem paragliding pilot in Ölüdeniz, as well as a skydiving instructor and tandem skydiving pilot.
Oğulcan Geldikaya, whose BASE jump adventure in China began when he was invited to the international event held at Beipanjiang Bridge in 2023, also participated this year in the event held at the 626-meter-high Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou Province, known as the world's highest bridge. The athlete from Fethiye, Geldikaya, who spent a week at the event where athletes from different countries of the world came together, made a total of 5 jumps from the Huajiang Canyon Bridge. Oğulcan Geldikaya said he was the first Turkish athlete to jump from the bridge at the event.
FOR ME, AVIATION IS A WAY OF LIFE
Geldikaya, who has experience of thousands of tandem flights and hundreds of freefall parachute jumps, stated that his passion for aviation increases with each passing day and said, “For me, aviation is not just a profession or a passion for adrenaline; it is a way of life at the center of my life. I take great pleasure both in learning new things and in passing on what I have learned to others.”
A BIG GOAL FOR TURKEY
Oğulcan Geldikaya, who also expressed that he wants to contribute to the development of BASE jumping in Turkey, said, “Our country has very beautiful natural areas for this sport. In the future, I want to organize international BASE jump events held in a safe and professional manner, where athletes from different countries of the world come to Turkey.”