), ▁Pierre ▁Ré jon ▁from ▁Martin ique ▁( f lying ▁for ▁France ) ▁and ▁D omen ico ▁Mond elli ▁from ▁E rit rea ▁( f lying ▁for ▁Italy ). ▁Ah met ' s ▁mat ernal ▁grand m other ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Born u ▁( now ▁in ▁Niger ia ) ▁and ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Turkey ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁slave ▁trade . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ah met ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁in ▁Iz mir ▁( anci ent ▁S my r na ), ▁in ▁the ▁A id in ▁Vil ay et ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁ ▁His ▁mother , ▁Z enci ye ▁Em ine ▁Han ı m , ▁was ▁of ▁Niger ian ▁descent ; ▁his ▁father , ▁Ali ▁Bey , ▁was ▁also ▁African ▁Turkish . ▁He ▁aim ed ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁sail or ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁Naval ▁Techn ical ▁School ▁named ▁Had de h â ne ▁M ek te bi ▁( liter ally ▁" Sch ool ▁of ▁the ▁Blo oming ▁Mill ") ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁this ▁school ▁as ▁a ▁First ▁Lieutenant ▁( M ül â z ı m - ı ▁ev vel ). ▁And ▁then ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁av iation ▁courses ▁in ▁the ▁Naval ▁Fl ight ▁School ▁( Den iz ▁T ay y are ▁M ek te bi ) ▁that ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁at ▁Ye ş il kö y . ▁He ▁was