THY is fairly new to dealing with foreigners, and civilian pilots to say the least. They only started recruiting about three years ago, after the AMS accident where EASA/JAA Netherlands auditing team discovered the pilot group had nothing but ex-military Turkish personnel, the type of individuals proud of bombing their Kurdish brothers towards the Iraqi border; THY was forced to accept Yabanci (Non-Turkish) pilots in order for them not to be banned into European airspace, as the AMS accident was not the first one in this airline.
Proud Turks voted NO at TALPA (Turkish THY Pilot Union) when told about THY management seeking foreigners to fill-in the vacancies for the anticipated expansion. They feared being accused of not complying with ICAO English level 4, and many other deficiencies that they sweep under the rug on the basis of protecting their ego. The result then is obvious, how many Turkish pilots do you know working away from Turkey? How many B777 fleet mangers have you met with (0) zero hours on type?
The schizophrenia mentioned by THYTHY is indeed clinical, but so is the case with other professionals there, such as doctors, lawyers and journalists. It is a cultural problem. They are simply not loved by their neighboring countries, and everyone wonders why?
One very sincere Turk (hard to find one
), told me once: Captain, Turkey is not Europe, we are Middle East, please understand that our names and words in our language originate in this part of the world. The extreme case was vented out when I asked about the definition of a Turk?;
"A Sheep's Skin. A sheep never marauds, a sheep never deceives, a sheep is magnificently dumb and docile. With a sheep-skin on his back, a fox can pass right into the chicken coop."
The victims? All foreigners who dare to be nothing but staples of their own whims.
Despise the free lunch, you are joining a proud society where you maybe arrested for uttering remarks praising the Kurds or even knoding the Armenian genocide, the North-Cyprus occupation, Ergenekon, and other issues offending "Turkishness"
For the record, THY owes a pay increase to all employees members of Hava-Is (
HAVA-) over 18 months of backdated pay. Is this the future venue you are seeking for you and family members?
[
COLOR="DarkRed"]Professor Fevzi Yılmaz appointed mediator in THY dispute
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Yesterday, in line with the provisions specified under The Collective Labour Agreement, Strike and Lock-Out Law (No. 2822), the competent authority, appointed Professor Fevzi Yılmaz as the mediator in the presence of both parties.
Legal representatives of Turkish Airlines affix an objection annotation maintaining that a mediator should be appointed by the court. This indicates that THY management aims to postpone the bargaining process and is behaving in bad faith. THY management can even open a court case against the appointment of Mr. Yılmaz as the mediator.
The term of duty of the official mediator shall start on the date on which the notice of the court is delivered to him.