Hi guys, according to one of my friends working there on B777 , this is now the real situation in THY for expat:
Gearlever, nothing strange, all B737, A320, A330 expats pilots are on unpaid leave until end of may 2021. Only the B777 riders have got the right to keep on flying during winter and spring time... so far...
But conditions drastically changed in terms of salaries and contract: just focus on that one: salaries are still paid in TL ( local currency which has been devaluated by 500% in 6 years now 1USD is nearly 10 TL) and the average salary for a B777 captain is
40000tl when he flies... the previous contract was giving free hotel to expat or at least some housing allowance : all gone.
It means that long haul captain is finishing his month roughly with 3500 euros in THY after having paid his apart fees. I dont even mention here the case of first officers...
These are simply facts in THY about expat life.