HI,
Here a short commend from my side.
THYs ATO is not EASA approved and will not be until further. It runs still under the former JAR Standard TRTO.
THY will ask all expat pilots to get a Turkish ATP until end of 2014 to get rid of the licensing/validation problem especially with the EASA holders.
THY is not allowing any expat pilot any other activity outside THY. Plz be aware that this includes all private flying and even ALL ACTIVITIES which are REQUIRED to keep ENDORSEMENTS or AUTHORIZATIONS such as TRI/TRI (acc working contract para 6.16) Don't expect THY to give u any exemption.
THY did not or is not willing to understand that a min activity in a ATO is required to keep your personal TRI/TRE privileges alive. Nor THY is accepting that any EASA TRE is ONLY TO REPORT to his EASA national CAA or the CAA he is authorized after a Briefing. THY is allowing TRI/TRE activities only when nominated by THY (which is a clear misinterpretation of the EASA and former JAR principles which is based on the independent role of examiners).
So, u better be aware of this before u put ink under a THY working contract. THY is only interested in line-pilots without any other aviation activities!
As mentioned in many comments from others: THY is only interested to be JAR (EASA is a presently a No No) when it helps there reputation. Expect vertical hierarchies in cockpit and administration. Expect to work in an cockpit environment where a majority of local pilots are not willing to follow FCOMs or bulletins. The day-to-day live as a THY pilots is dominated by personal standards. This can be a challenge for FOs but even for DEC who are spending time as P3 on long haul flights. U are always superseded by a higher seniority local pilot. An open CRM atmosphere (sharing experience) and de-briefing culture is existing only on paper. This can give u headache and unpleasant times.
