Having a Turkish passport doesn't necessarily increase the chances of getting a job! Military service is mandatory for all male Turkish citizens which is a
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Also the Turkish DGCA is pressing hard on the English level.. nearly all the flight crews at OUR Airline (NOT OTHERS) has taken the test and all the new comers need to take it also!
Another major problem for many unemployed Turkish Pilots in Turkey is the standards of English (yes I know the standards are very low) but in our airline we want quite high scores specially for F/Os.. which is a pain because 4 in 10 pilots fail from just English profinancy.
And with other airlines like.. Sky, Pegasus, Corendon, Saga, Tailwind, MNG Cargo, ACT Airlines its not what you know.. but its who you know unfortunately
Lastly, 90% of the civilian pilots from Turkish flight schools have veryyy low flying standards.. nearly all of them hasn't experienced flying to more than 4 aerodromes though out there flight training :s