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About Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is a full-service and cargo airline from Turkey. Its airline codes are TK (IATA) and THY (ICAO). Its hub is Istanbul (IST). Its fleet includes the Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330-200 and 10 other types. Linked to Turkish Airlines on this site: AJet.
Its cadet route is the Take-Off Cadet Program. Licensed pilots can also join Turkish Airlines as direct-entry first officers and captains. Pilot vacancies are published on a careers portal, linked in the profile on this page. This page sets out the selection in 8 stages.
The eight phases
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PACE-A Psychometric AssessmentPractise this phase
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PACE-B Competency Assessment
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Document verification and height-weight measurement
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PACE-C HR and Business Unit Technical AssessmentPractise this phase
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Preliminary medical assessment
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Pre-employment medical examination (Fit to Fly)
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Job offer and onboarding
Turkish Airlines at a glance
- IATA / ICAO
- TK / THY1
- Country
- Turkey
- Hubs
- Istanbul (IST)1
- Fleet
- Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 MAX 9, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 787-9, Airbus A330-200F, Boeing 777F2
- Cadet programme
- Take-Off Cadet Program3
- Direct entry
- First officers, Captains3
GROUP AIRLINES, ACADEMIES AND PROGRAMMESAJet
SALARYTake-Off Cadet (during 2 years of training): 2 x the gross minimum wage (training salary, 2025-01)Foreign pilot (legal floor for a work permit): at least 5 x the gross minimum wage (minimum set in the Turkish work permit criteria, 2026)New pilot (2018 statement by the chief executive): 12 thousand lira, rising to 50 thousand lira (salary quoted by the chief executive, 2018-05)Turkish Airlines pilot salary
- 1Wikipedia · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 2Turkish Airlines fleet, Wikipedia · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 3Cockpit Crew | Turkish Airlines Careers · accessed 11 Oct 2026
- 4Cockpit crew | Turkish Airlines Careers (Take-Off Cadet FAQ) · accessed 10 Oct 2026
