SeattlePilot :spot on about peoples expectation.. Its in human nature but those who come to not just THY but to Turkey in general will find if baffling or frustrating at the best of times... those that expect the system to work like the ones in any anglo/US based society will surely be peeved off..
the scene is very dynamic and not by THY choosing either.. in additon to the crazy growth and fleet expansion, the issue resides within the DGCA changing the requirements too often and at times before the noticeable positive outcomes can be seen.. every organisation here is trying to work around the chaotic decision making DGCA and unfortunately it effects peoples livelihood, families and careers ...
in addition to THY short coming as PoorJetPilot and bigboeings have mentioned, organisation is not THY best attribute nor any other operator here plus the language barrier just confounds the issue more.. if you can accept this fact and just let it be then life becomes alot more bearable.. you have to remember, unlike the other ME Flag carriers, no air operator here in TR have been setup from scratch with a expat environment so there is guaranteed to "hickups" and "pluckups"
I think our system is broke because of low wages and RLA, but it is still light years ahead compared to an airline like TK. No FOQA, no union, no ASAP, no CBA makes overseas jobs high risk
well i do tend to agree some what it really depends on way which you view the system
for a new FO that is generally inexperience its a highway to position themselves to heavier machinery but the command upgrade is an issue that still need to be addressed.. you can work few years get the heavy time then shoot off to better opportunity ..
there is a union and was quite effective until the political scene changed so its debatable issue about the unions role in aviation...
TK has indeed a FOQA program perhaps not cutting edge as some but Q.A systems combined with FDM are certainly up there in the higher echelons.
to those that are contemplating coming here...
expect frustrating issues to arise during the initial phase but usually becomes bearable as time progresses..
for now its not a career oriented path fly get you $doe$ and experience then grab another opportunity that is in more inline with your ideals.. thats is unless they make drastic changes to internal procedures or management...
if you get hitched to a local then your definitely stuck here
don't get involved with organisational politics ... its just a waste of cognitive capacity trying to understand it
if you can accept these then you might have a chance of surviving here :
