I find it really disappointing. I came here for a better work environment, and found that to be the case. However, the Lira is devaluing so much, the balance is now tipped to the other side. I just can't work for such low salary compared to what the market is paying now.
It's a shame. I can't see THY doing anything about it though. The Turkish pilots would never allow us to be paid more than them. If the contracts were originally in US Dollars or Euros, then the exchange rate would have effectively given us more than them, but that is due to currency fluctuation where we have to convert our money for bills/investments etc. Now the exchange rate is crap, we have no chance, as now it would just be viewed as a pay rise for non Turkish pilots. The horse has already bolted.
THY are about to lose a large portion of their pilots IMHO.
