Avenger:
They did stop recruiting expat during 2016; Your information on this point is totally wrong.
40000 TL is extremely rare, it happens when you work more than 90 hours a month. and it is a gross salary, thy pilots are paying taxes unlike pilots in Qatar, EK or EY.
In only one year, expats thy pilots went from a parity of 3.30 to 4.35 with the euro;
it means a real challenge for thy now to recruit whereas the turkish carrier is getting one of its best year in terms of profit. New airport in Istanbul is about to start its operation end of 2018 . they need to eventually do something else to attract experienced expats pilots.