Turkish Airlines - THY Recruitment (Merged)

[You rock]

Originally Posted by tongo-sierra

Steemer100 check PM....

Could someone please put up a typical roster for a senior first officer 777

[You rock]

is it true at turkish a 777 Senior First Officer will only do 3 flights a month, so my question is, are you then rostered the rest of the time off and you could commute into europe.

[latetonite]

Unfortunately you need three flights a month minimum in order to qualify for captain in two years.

[You rock]

I was not asking about requirement too qualify as captain, I just want too know how many days off a Senior First Officer gets each month between flights

[You rock]

Originally Posted by You rock

I was not asking about requirement too qualify as captain, I just want too know how many days off a Senior First Officer gets each month between flights

Anyone know anything

[cucuotto]

What I hear is that THY is not good for expat even less for FO. Only retired WB captains and 777 desert runner get a decent deal. My two cents.

[ExDubai]

Have a look to the exchange rate and the development during the last 3 years. For an expat we are talking about 35% salary decrease.

[Wh1sper]

If they would start paying in Euros or USD all their recruitment problems would be sorted.

[cucuotto]

I tought of applying as non rated DEC on 737...but from friends there I heard it is a nightmare ..100 hours , endless duty, dodgy destinations salary get decent with 30 hours overtime but you will die young..

[You rock]

What would a FO save each month after taking into account living expenses in Istanbul.

Originally Posted by ExDubai

Have a look to the exchange rate and the development during the last 3 years. For an expat we are talking about 35% salary decrease.

[STEXUP]

Salary is low Istanbul is not cheap...I would say not much if you count in the cost of commuting ( if ever possible) from time to time..probably nothing..

[You rock]

Thanks brother

Appreciate the honesty

Any idea how many days off between flights one would get

Originally Posted by STEXUP

Salary is low Istanbul is not cheap...I would say not much if you count in the cost of commuting ( if ever possible) from time to time..probably nothing..

[ExDubai]

As a FO in DXB I was not able to save much. To many expensive distractions. Istanbul isn't cheap, so I would say nothing.

Compare the package with the ME carriers and then make your choice wisely.

[You rock]

I am in the Middle East. Just trying too get family home. I'm only considering TK as a temporary thing. Convert too EASA and give a low cost a crack in Europe. Few investments are working and the missus had a job in Europe. So it's more about the days off and if I could at least save half. At some point you say screw the job family and kids are so much more important

Originally Posted by ExDubai

As a FO in DXB I was not able to save much. To many expensive distractions. Istanbul isn't cheap, so I would say nothing.

Compare the package with the ME carriers and then make your choice wisely.

[ExDubai]

I doubt that you'd be able to save half. I don't have the actual TK figures, but I asume that you'll earn much less then in the ME (the exchange rate is the big issue).

At some point you say screw the job family and kids are so much more important

WORD!

[TypeIV]

It depends on your lifestyle, if you like spending money on women cars coke and flashy housing, you won't be saving any money.

If you rent a 1+1, use taxi and public transportation or a bike you should be able to save much more than half of it. Going out to eat and drink is cheap compared to Europe. It's about finding a decent housing for a decent cost. Bring electronics from abroad. Taxi is cheap to use but no speaks english.

With a family and commuting, I think it would be difficult to save money. Istanbul is not cheap but it costs only a fraction of what living in the sandpit will set you back at. A decent 1+1 or 1+2 will cost you only 700 euros if you spend some time looking around. Groceries are pretty cheap as well.

However, the rosters are horrible and extremely commuting unfriendly. More than three days abroad per month is not realistic.

[Aviaservice]

It depends on your lifestyle, if you like spending money on women cars coke and flashy housing, you won't be saving any money.

Good point! It relates to all places in the world!

[ExDubai]

The figure I have in mind is around 13.500 TL for an FO per month plus the bonus every 3 Months. That would be around 4.300 € per month plus bonus.

Edit: Taking into account that the Lira might dropp more in the future, and they deduct 5% Tax, Norwegian Long Haul sounds an option for me.

[TypeIV]

With the elections gotten overwith now, chances are that the lira will go the opposite way aswell once the markets will pick up again. However if you have non turkish-speaking children, I wouldn't consider THY as a long term option. Having children going to school there will hurt them in the long run, trying to commute will hurt you in the long run.

The problem with NLH is that after everything is paid for the way it should be, chances are that not much money will be left. Being bonded on a very dodgy contract in a fragile operation is not good if you want peace of mind.

I wouldn't be too creative with the tax setup if spouse and children were depending on me. At least, in THY you know that you will be able to send home a couple of thousand euros every month. Keep in mind that training can take a very long time with reduced salary.

[ExDubai]

@TypIV do you have the actual salary figures for TK? Around 5.000 € minus the tax doesn't sound that good.

Agreed what you mentioned about NLH. Regarding the TL, I'll bet on a future devaluation