Pilots with JAR licenses are still applying cause they are desperate. Job outlook worldwide is still bleak !
Also Istanbul is close to most major European hubs so commuting within the EU is easy. That's another reason why people apply. THY has a good
PR department with lots of cash spent on publicity , makes them look like a decent outfit.
Well THY is probably a decent outfit. it just sucks when you're treated unfairly because you're a foreigner.