FAQ

It is a programme that trains the successful pilots of the future in airline transport for new graduates who aim to become pilots and offers the opportunity to start their careers strongly at Turkish Airlines.

You can join the pilots of the future with Turkish Airlines' Take-Off Cadet programme!

Pilot candidates are included in the selection process by applying through the advertisements published on the Turkish Airlines career website https://careers.turkishairlines.com/acik-pozisyonlar. In addition to the basic requirements such as knowledge of foreign language, education and age criteria, flight ability, discipline, responsibility, attention and strong decision-making competencies are sought in candidates who will participate in this programme. Applications can only be made through Turkish Airlines career page.

For current application criteria, please visit https://careers.turkishairlines.com Turkish Airlines career page.

General conditions are as follows:

  • Being a Turkish citizen or having a blue card,
  • Having at least a bachelor's degree (formal or open education),
  • YÖK (The Council Of Higher Education in Turkiye) equivalency certificate is required from candidates who graduated from foreign universities at the HR and Business Unit Technical Evaluation stage.
  • Applications of candidates whose undergraduate education period is more than 6 years and 1 month will not be accepted. (For candidates studying foreign language preparatory class, this period is 7 years and 1 month.) The relevant period is calculated on your transcript taken from E-Devlet application and covers the period between the registration date and the graduation date.
  • To be no shorter than 160 cm and no taller than 195 cm in height and to be suitable for the body-mass index (in the range of 20-30),
  • To have completed military service or to undertake to have it postponed for at least 2 years as of the start date of the training,
  • To have no criminal record and no criminal record archive record,
  • To be free of termination, absenteeism, health problems from the organisations or Turkish Airlines and its subsidiaries and other workplaces where he / she has previously worked not to have been separated due to reasons such as indiscipline,
  • To be able to speak Turkish fluently and understandably for blue card holders or candidates with more than one citizenship,
  • To comply with the health criteria determined by Turkish Airlines,
  • Not to have participated in any pilot training programme before (PPL, CPL, ATPL, etc.). ),
  • Foreign Language (English) Certificate 
 

Candidates who meet the criteria of the advertisement;

  • Online English exam,
  • Psychometric Test Assessments,
  • Competency Assessment,
  • HR and Business Unit Technical Assessment; They are evaluated in the health stages.

Candidates who are successful in the processes are entitled to pilot training. The relevant advertisement evaluation processes differ on a position basis.

Candidates who meet all the requirements attend a 14-16 month theoretical and practical training programme at TAFA. During the training period, candidates benefit from all rights as Turkish Airlines employees and accommodation is also provided depending on the training location. Upon successful completion of their training, our candidates join our cockpit crew as II. Pilot Candidate and benefit from the same social rights as our other on-duty employees.
Our theoretical trainings are carried out at TAFA Aydın Çıldır Airport. We carry out our flight trainings at Aydın, Uşak, Adana, Kütahya, Selçuk/Efes and Bodrum airports.

Trainings are planned with;

  • Cessna - 172S NAVIII,
  • Diamond DA 40,
  • Diamond DA 42,
  • Extra NG model aircraft in TAFA aircraft fleet.
There is no fee during the training and the costs incurred are deducted from your salary at the rate of ¼ of your salary during your compulsory service after graduation.

During the training,you will be offered;

  • A monthly salary,
  • Free hotel accommodation or rental support,
  • Meal card,
  • Transportation service,
  • Discounted flight tickets,
  • Corporate communication activities,
  • Private health insurance.

You can stay at hotels contracted with Turkish Airlines with a discount. In this process, the accommodation fee is covered by the employees. You can contact us for information about discounted hotels.