Turkish Airlines - THY Recruitment (Merged)
Join Date: Apr 2019
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Decided well
just decided in favor of eva and against thy. with embargo sanctions coming the lira is expected to drop by 20-30%. screening seems to be quite fair but working conditions getting pretty bad. hr staff sketchy. my recomm is to stop wasting your time and apply somewhere else.
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just decided in favor of eva and against thy. with embargo sanctions coming the lira is expected to drop by 20-30%. screening seems to be quite fair but working conditions getting pretty bad. hr staff sketchy. my recomm is to stop wasting your time and apply somewhere else.
My first option was Xiamen Air but with the MAX issues they cancelled my screening. Do you recommend any other?. (ICAO license 737 TR).
thank you
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Just slammed the door and heading for Asia. All of us Captains were under extreme pressure at THY recently. HR was doing a terrible job last years and still is. 5 years in Asia should give me a healthy distance to THY. Hope that they change their attitude in the meantime so I can return and do my job in my home country again.
i was excited about Xiamen Air but they cancelled my screening for the MAX issues 😔.
if you have any recommendations I’ll be glad to hear. I’m currently 737 Captain and hold ICAO license.
wish the best wherever you are!.
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It used to be the case that widebody DECs were given the option of company provided hotel accommodation while in base. That is no longer available.
Can anyone recently hired and sourcing their own accommodation near the new airport, tell us how their experience has been so far.
There is one hotel listed at/near the airport. I imagine early checkins and late checkouts, seasonal variation in room availability and cost, could make it a frustrating and expensive process.
Can anyone recently hired and sourcing their own accommodation near the new airport, tell us how their experience has been so far.
There is one hotel listed at/near the airport. I imagine early checkins and late checkouts, seasonal variation in room availability and cost, could make it a frustrating and expensive process.
Join Date: Apr 2019
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You’re right. I was about to star the paperwork with THY but everyone says the Local currency is dropping everyday and pilot working conditions are not good at all at the present moment 😔.
My first option was Xiamen Air but with the MAX issues they cancelled my screening. Do you recommend any other?. (ICAO license 737 TR).
thank you
Join Date: May 2019
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Low time pilot with no jet experience
Hi everyone,
Do you know if Turkish Airlines hire pilots with no Jet experience? I live in U.S I fly Shorts 360. I have around 800 hours Multi Turbine time and 1200 TT..
Best regards
Do you know if Turkish Airlines hire pilots with no Jet experience? I live in U.S I fly Shorts 360. I have around 800 hours Multi Turbine time and 1200 TT..
Best regards
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Normally they don't. But there have been many exceptions to their rules recently. Would still try and send directly a mail to responsible person for recruiting expats.
Join Date: Jul 2011
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They request 1500 hrs above 27 tonnes. Don't send them an email if you don't fulfill the requirements.
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middle east is a place with no standards at all, specially a bad job like this where they don't have enough pilots to fill the vacancy. I wouldn't mind to try.... The no is likely, but it's free.
But I forgot... turkey is Europe HAHA
But I forgot... turkey is Europe HAHA
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Just went quickly over some posts, sorry if I missed somehing. It seems THY is getting more and more desperate, now reading that even turkish people are leaving is a bit impressive. I was interviewed for the THY "gig" already around 2013, passed but did not join(especially the THY "instructors" on the sim did not really made a great impression to me(e.g. had 3 of them, all locals, all THY - ALL of them talking ALL the time in turkish with each other, the guy that was supposed to assist me made an incredible bad job at it playing my FO(do not know if intentionally or it is just standard down there), most of the time I had to do it by myself because even repeatedly asked to do a job the guy never did, was to busy jabbing in turkish to his mates.Forgot to mention that my entire "sim briefing" was taking exactly 2 Minutes(yes!!) At the end I did it solo which turned out fine but not for me personally).
Apart from that they do NOT offer a proper commuting roster, even not for europeans. And I do not want my family in Istanbul(no offence, but that is how I feel, especially now with the new sultan rising, you do not want loved ones trapped in that country at the moment). Then there is the decreasing value of the turkish lira. Simply not interesting anymore for any westener. I need to pay my bills in Euros and not in TL(which are down to 0,15 already).
Now, Turkish tried a few times to "convince" me to join. Apparently now they are back to agencies, just received an email with the "fantastic" terms last week.
I would say - IF you got a job, don't even bother thinking about THY. IF you are young, low on experience, unemployed, it might be your time to join that outfit as they become more and more desperate. Strangly they do not think to improve salaries and commuting roster with guaranteed seat in the THY network, maybe offer Euros instead of TL to Western Pilots. So many ways they COULD attract pilots with significant experience, however, they choose not to. Not my airline so I honestly do not care.
Apart from that they do NOT offer a proper commuting roster, even not for europeans. And I do not want my family in Istanbul(no offence, but that is how I feel, especially now with the new sultan rising, you do not want loved ones trapped in that country at the moment). Then there is the decreasing value of the turkish lira. Simply not interesting anymore for any westener. I need to pay my bills in Euros and not in TL(which are down to 0,15 already).
Now, Turkish tried a few times to "convince" me to join. Apparently now they are back to agencies, just received an email with the "fantastic" terms last week.
I would say - IF you got a job, don't even bother thinking about THY. IF you are young, low on experience, unemployed, it might be your time to join that outfit as they become more and more desperate. Strangly they do not think to improve salaries and commuting roster with guaranteed seat in the THY network, maybe offer Euros instead of TL to Western Pilots. So many ways they COULD attract pilots with significant experience, however, they choose not to. Not my airline so I honestly do not care.
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Some comments:
* desperate no. People are leaving, but also coming. Saw last week 10 captains opening a bank account in Yesilköy
* commuting roster (8/9 days block off) only for the widebody 777/330 with confirmed seat for captains only
* they won't pay in euro, don't expect that
* sultan or president, don't come up with things, don't make up
Some comments:
* desperate no. People are leaving, but also coming. Saw last week 10 captains opening a bank account in Yesilköy
* commuting roster (8/9 days block off) only for the widebody 777/330 with confirmed seat for captains only
* they won't pay in euro, don't expect that
* sultan or president, don't come up with things, don't make up
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Capt numbers as emailed to me recently.
The breakdown of monthly gross wage of TL 60.749 payable to the Employee is indicated as below:
a) TL 2.396 Seniority Fee*
b) TL 25.499 flight compensation
c) TL 31.989 credited additional flight compensation
d) TL 865 Subsistence allowance
On top of the monthly gross payment indicated above, a bonus payment of TL 27.895 (approximately TL 9.298 per month) is to be paid to the Employee every three months (March, June, September and December, as for (a) seniority payment and (b) flight indemnity).
*Note: The salary is inclusive of a seniority allowance. If you hold a Bachelor’s Degree qualification, then this allowance shall remain included in the monthly salary. However, if you do not hold this qualification then the monthly gross salary will be reduced By TL 2,396.
This fee may vary according to education level, and after completion of the first one year, the employee is given one level of seniority.
The basic salary above is the gross amount payable by THY. Turkish taxes will be payable on this salary which are approximately 15% per month including social security deductions.
a) TL 2.396 Seniority Fee*
b) TL 25.499 flight compensation
c) TL 31.989 credited additional flight compensation
d) TL 865 Subsistence allowance
On top of the monthly gross payment indicated above, a bonus payment of TL 27.895 (approximately TL 9.298 per month) is to be paid to the Employee every three months (March, June, September and December, as for (a) seniority payment and (b) flight indemnity).
*Note: The salary is inclusive of a seniority allowance. If you hold a Bachelor’s Degree qualification, then this allowance shall remain included in the monthly salary. However, if you do not hold this qualification then the monthly gross salary will be reduced By TL 2,396.
This fee may vary according to education level, and after completion of the first one year, the employee is given one level of seniority.
The basic salary above is the gross amount payable by THY. Turkish taxes will be payable on this salary which are approximately 15% per month including social security deductions.