I agree THY are firm on this matter. BUT, THY collect money from all tickets converted at the current rate to Euro/US Dollar. So the only reason they are firm on this is exploiting their staff. If they are so adamant about paying in TL, and don't see why they should otherwise, my question to them is why don't they charge in TL for their tickets? Easy answer to this one! They have a different policy for collecting money and paying money. As a company, they have little choice with such a s##t currency, but apparently it's good enough for the slaves!
It will only change if they lose loads of Pilots, and the cost of training becomes silly for them. As much as I'd love to see a change, I just cannot see it in the near future. I wish it were different.
BTW, the guy who was telling me his currency was paid in Euros was an FO, but this guy is working for Freebird. My mistake.