Sloppy, this is what I was stating! in Turkey at the moment you fly on your national licence with " letter of permission" not a " validation" BUT.. to avoid the EASA mess it would be practical to issue a " Turkish DGCA Licence" not as the system is now... as for it not being relevant , try asking the guys sent away as the types could not be endorsed, also the " contract" states the " Pilots" are responsible for maintaining their licences, if you cannot fly, they will sack you.In my humble opinion, being potentially sacked is highly relevant when making a career decision! Anyway, handbags away, the jury is out in Turkey on EASA and some training courses are modified for just the Turkish nationals now, the foreigners are not paid until they start training...but THY expect you to be "available" if you have deep pockets it's fine,but for some it's not so easy to take an extended holiday in Turkey.