craic ore,
The answer to your question is simple. The pinheads in Ottawa and AC don't perceive Turkish Airlines as a credible threat (even though they should).
All the arguments from the govt and AC are flawed. Australia have in the region of 10-15 flights a day from the UAE, 90% transit pax, Yet Qantas has been profitable for all but one of the last 10-15 years (don't have correct figures here so I stand to be corrected). AC needs to up there game like Qantas did when competition emerged from the UAE.
AUH