The detailed information on the health process is given below.

 Being healthy sufficient to be airworthy (The candidates who are successful in the selection processes shall be requested to obtain medical report confirming

that they are healthy sufficient to be airworthy from the Aviation Medical Centers authorized by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Turkish DGCA) at

the employment stage.)

 When Turkish Airlines Inc. Health Management workplace physicians discover any disease diagnosis, surgical operation in the past, use of medication, etc.

during the “Medical Examination for Employment” (even if there is a report given by the Aviation Medical Center authorized by Turkish DGCA and

confirming that the candidate is healthy sufficient to be airworthy), they shall evaluate the candidate by considering the following situations and the

Occupational Health and Safety legislation requirements.

Diagnosis of any physical or mental disease that may prevent them from fulfilling their safety duties and responsibilities, cause incapacity, lead to decrease

in their performances throughout the period they will serve,

The probability of recurrence/progression of past physical or mental diseases and the risks of workforce loss and their failure to fulfill the health requirements

in accordance with the national and international legislations in the periods of such recurrence/progression.

 Turkish Airlines Inc. Health Management workplace physicians may demand additional examinations in accordance with their internal procedures.

 Turkish Airlines Inc. is entitled to decide on whether or not to employ the candidate in accordance with the Employment Health Criteria it has determined

(even if there is a report given by the Aviation Medical Center authorized by Turkish DGCA and confirming that the candidate is healthy sufficient to be

airworthy). If s/he is not employed, the candidate may not claim any right.

 Turkish Airlines Inc. Employment Health Criteria are as follows. The diseases/diagnoses other than these shall be evaluated separately by considering the

abovementioned situations.

List of Employment Health Criteria

DISEASE/DIAGNOSIS

EXPLANATION

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

All Infectious Diseases

All candidates diagnosed with infectious diseases (HIV, Syphilis, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B carriers, other hepatitis diseases, and

the other infectious diseases), even those diagnosed with and treated for the same in the past, are ineligible for employment.

SKIN DISEASES

Psoriasis

All candidates including also the ones treated for this disease in the past are ineligible for employment.

Chronic Dermatitis/Eczema

All candidates who have Chronic Dermatitis/Eczema disease and thus have attacks frequently and need to take medicine in

that period, including also the ones treated for this disease in the past, are ineligible for employment.

Malign Melanoma

All candidates including also the ones treated for this disease in the past are ineligible for employment.

ENDOCRINE AND

METABOLIC DISEASES

Thyroid Gland Diseases

Hyperthyroidism, Subclinical Hyperthyroidism,

Subacute Thyroiditis, Acute Thyroiditis, Chronic Thyroiditis, Silent Thyroiditis,

Autoimmune Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis),

Euthyroid Diffuse Goiter,

Thyroid nodules,

Thyrotoxicosis,

Thyroid cancers, TSH-secreting pituitary tumors,

Hyperthyroidism, Subclinical Hyperthyroidism,

Basedow Graves,

Other thyroid diseases,

Regardless of being on medication, all candidates who have any thyroid gland disease are ineligible for employment.

All candidates diagnosed with any thyroid gland disease in the past are ineligible for employment regardless of medication.

All candidates operated for thyroid gland diseases in the past are ineligible for employment.

Blood-Sugar-Related Diseases

Regardless of medication, all candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for blood sugar disorder (diabetes,

insulin resistance, hypoglycemia, and the other blood sugar disorders) in the past are ineligible for employment.

All Endocrine System Diseases

Diseases of calcium metabolism,

Pituitary gland diseases,

Sex hormone disorders,

Adrenal gland disorders and the other endocrine system diseases,

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for employment.

Chronic Gout

All candidates who have been diagnosed with chronic gout and are on medication are ineligible for employment.

Deficiency of the Enzyme

Glucose-6-Phosphate

Dehydrogenase

All candidates diagnosed with congenital enzyme deficiencies are ineligible for employment.

CHEST DISEASES

Tuberculosis

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for this disease in the past are ineligible for

employment.

COPD

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for this disease in the past are ineligible for employment.

Asthma that requires Medication

All candidates who have been diagnosed with and are on medication for asthma are ineligible for employment.

Thoracic Surgery

All candidates including also the ones operated in the past are ineligible for employment.

Sarcoidosis

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for this disease in the past are ineligible for

employment.

Sleep Apnea

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for this disease in the past are ineligible for employment.

Chronic Pulmonary Diseases

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for this disease in the past are ineligible for employment.

Cancers

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for this disease in the past are ineligible for

employment.

Pneumothorax

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for this disease in the past are ineligible for

employment.

EYE DISEASES

Color Vision Deficiency

The Ishihara test must be read fully without any mistake.

Including also the ones who have made only one mistake, the candidates who have made mistake are ineligible for

employment regardless of the degree of the color vision deficiency.

Keratoconus

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for this disease in the past are ineligible for

employment.

Myopia

All candidates who are above -5 (five) Degrees separately for each eye are ineligible for employment.

Astigmatism

All candidates who are above 2 (two) Degrees separately for each eye are ineligible for employment.

Hyperopia

All candidates who are above +4 (four) Degrees separately for each eye are ineligible for employment.

Surgical Operations

If the candidates who have been operated for refractive defects (Myopia, Astigmatism, Hyperopia) at values ineligible for

employment before the examination date suffer from visual decrease in the glare and mesopic contrast sensitivity test

conducted in the Aviation Medical Center authorized by Turkish DGCA 3 months after their eye surgery, they are ineligible for

employment.

If the candidates who have had vision correction surgery due to refractive defects in the past suffer from visual decrease in the

glare and mesopic contrast sensitivity test conducted in the Aviation Medical Center authorized by Turkish DGCA, they are

ineligible for employment.

Other Eye Diseases

Amblyopia,

Anisocoria,

Diplopia,

Scar in visual fields,

Keratitis, uveitis,

Cataract,

Retinopathy,

Glaucoma,

Strabismus,

Congenital eye disorders,

Any visual system anomalies and other eye diseases,

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for employment.

HEART DISEASES

All Heart Diseases

All candidates diagnosed with heart diseases (those who have congenital heart anomalies, all rhythm disorders, heart valve

diseases, hypotension, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, varix, and the other heart diseases) including also the ones

diagnosed with, treated for these diseases in the past, are ineligible for employment.

BLOOD DISEASES

Bleeding and Coagulation

Disorders

All genetic or adventitious bleeding and coagulation disorders,

Hemophilia, Hemophilia A (factor VIII deficiency),

Hemophilia B (Factor IX deficiency and the other bleeding and coagulation disorders),

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for this disease in the past are ineligible for employment.

Cancers

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for this disease in the past or the present are ineligible for

employment.

Lymphatic System Cancers

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for lymphoma, hodgkin's lymphoma, non-hodgkin's

lymphoma, and other lymphatic system cancers in the past are ineligible for employment.

Splenomegaly,

Splenectomy

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for

employment.

Immune Thrombocytopenic

Purpura

All candidates including also the ones treated for this disease in the past are ineligible for employment.

Thalassemia Trait

All candidates whose HCT values are below 32 and HB values are below 10 in the hemogram test are ineligible for

employment.

CANCERS

All Cancer Diagnoses

All candidates including also the ones treated for this disease in the past are ineligible for employment.

Scoliosis

All candidates including also the ones whose spinal curvature angles are 20 degrees and above and the ones operated for

scoliosis in the past are ineligible for employment.

Connective Tissue Diseases

SLE,

Polymyositis-dermatomyositis,

Scleroderma,

Mixed connective tissue disease and the other connective tissue diseases,

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for employment.

Kyphosis

All candidates with above 40 degrees Cobb angle value between T5 top end plaque and T2 bottom end plaque in a lateral direct

graphic are ineligible for employment.

Spinal Diseases

All candidates who have spinal disc pathologies (degenerative changes, bulging, herniated disc, herniated cervical disc, and the

other spinal diseases), including also any minimal level pathologies, including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or

operated for these diseases in the past, including also the ones diagnosed to have these diseases through current or past MRI

examinations are ineligible for employment.

Inflammatory, Infiltrative,

Traumatic, or Degenerative

Hallux valgus toe deformity,

Athletic strains,

Inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

MUSCULOSKELETAL

SYSTEM

Diseases

Rheumatic Diseases

Arthrosis,

Soft tissue rheumatic diseases,

Rheumatoid arthritis,

Spondyloarthropathies and ankylosing spondylitis,

Vasculitis and behçet's disease,

Gout disease,

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF),

Acute articular rheumatism,

Reactive arthritis, crystal arthritis, infectious arthritis,

Juvenile arthritis,

Bursitis, tendinitis,

Other inflammatory, infiltrative, traumatic, or degenerative diseases, and rheumatic diseases,

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for employment.

Knee Diseases

Osteoarthrosis, kneecap diseases, connective lesions, meniscus, meniscus ruptures, articular inflammations, congenital

deformities, and other knee diseases.

Regardless of level and degree, all candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for these diseases in

the past, and the ones diagnosed to have these diseases through current or past MRI examinations are ineligible for

employment.

Hip Diseases

Osteoarthrosis, inflammatory articular rheumatism, tumors, metabolic bone diseases, soft tissue disorders, childhood

diseases, cartilage diseases, and the other hip diseases.

Regardless of level and degree, all candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for these diseases in

the past, and the ones diagnosed to have these diseases through current or past MRI examinations are ineligible for

employment.

Shoulder Diseases

Shoulder muscle impingement and ruptures, frozen shoulder, ﬁbromyalgia, osteoarthritis, connective tissue injuries, nerve

injury, infections, tumors, spread of neck-related diseases to shoulder, inflammatory rheumatism diseases, muscular diseases,

shoulder dislocation, rotator cuff syndrome, and the other shoulder diseases.

Regardless of level and degree, all candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for these diseases in

the past, and the ones diagnosed to have these diseases through current or past MRI examinations are ineligible for

employment.

Application of Platinum, Screw,

Metal Plates, etc. after Bone

Fracture or Surgery performed

for Any Reason

All candidates implanted with platinum, screws, metal plates, etc. after bone fracture or surgeries performed for any reason in

the past are ineligible for employment.

Among the candidates who have had operation for removal of platinum, screws, metal plates, etc. before the examination in

relation to the abovementioned ineligibility for employment, the ones detected to have pathologies in consequence of the

orthopedic examination made in the Aviation Medical Center authorized by Turkish DGCA 6 weeks after their operations, and

the ones who have had the operation due to any diagnosis included in the abovementioned list of diagnoses are ineligible for

employment.

EAR, NOSE AND

THROAT DISEASES

Hearing Loss

If the candidate's hearing loss is 30 dB and higher at each frequency in the audiometry test conducted separately for each ear,

s/he is ineligible for employment.

Eardrum Operations

All candidates including also the ones operated in the past are ineligible for employment.

Eardrum Perforation

All candidates including also the ones operated, treated in the past are ineligible for employment.

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

All candidates diagnosed with Eustachian tube dysfunction, including also the ones treated for this disease in the past, are

ineligible for employment.

Abnormal Tympanogram Results

All candidates who have tympanogram results other than Type A are ineligible for employment.

Any Auditory System Anomalies

and Diseases

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for

employment.

Speech Disorder

All candidates who have Articulation disorders, Stuttering, Voice disorders, Motor speech disorders (dysarthria, apraxia), and

the other speech disorders are ineligible for employment.

Vertigo

Meniere's Disease

Vehicle Sickness

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for employment.

Acoustic Neuroma

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for

employment.

Nasal Septum Deviation

Nasal septum deviation making it difficult to breathe,

The candidates advised to have operation by an Ear-Nose-Throat Specialist in case of an occlusion are ineligible for

employment.

The candidate who comes for the employment examination after having the relevant operation is employed or not employed

depending on the result of the detailed ENT examination.

Malocclusion

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for

employment.

Otosclerosis

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for

employment.

NEUROLOGICAL

DISEASES

All Neurological Diseases

Including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for these diseases in the past; neurological diseases, cerebrovascular

diseases, migraine, epilepsy,

Peripheral neurological diseases, muscular diseases, multiple sclerosis, and the similar diseases,

Sleep disorders,

Parkinson disease,

Alzheimer and the other similar dementia diseases,

Brain and spinal cord tumors and inflammations,

Epilepsy, Palsy,

All candidates diagnosed with these and the other neurological diseases are ineligible for employment.

Migraine

All candidates who have attacks frequently, are on medication, including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for this

disease in the past are ineligible for employment.

Tremor

Essential tremor,

Tremors associated with neurological disorders, etc.

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with and treated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for employment.

RESTRICTIONS ON

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

Restrictions on Medical

Certificate or Examination Report

after Examination

All restrictions (SIC, OML, TML, RXO, OAL, OOL, MCL, HAL, SSL, CCL, APL, OCL, OPL, AGL, OSL, REV, etc.) except glasses make

the candidate ineligible for employment.

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

DISEASES

All Digestive System Diseases

Congenital diseases,

Gilbert's Disease,

Esophageal varix,

Crohn's disease,

Ulcerative colitis,

Autoimmune inflammatory diseases,

Irritable bowel diseases,

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF),

Cancers,

Chronic peptic ulcer,

Pancreatitis and the other digestive system diseases,

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for

employment.

Gallbladder Stone

Those who have gallbladder stone are ineligible for employment.

The candidates who have been operated in the past for gallbladder stone are evaluated after a detailed

Gastroenterology/General Surgery examination.

The candidates who have had operation before the employment examination are evaluated after receiving a General Surgery

Specialist's opinion in the Aviation Medical Center authorized by Turkish DGCA 1 month after the operation for cabin or 45

days after the operation for cockpit.

Surgical Operations

All candidates who have had a serious operation (sleeve gastrectomy, splenectomy, etc.) due to one of the diagnoses specified

in the abovementioned list are ineligible for employment.

PSYCHIATRIC DISEASES

Depression and Other Mood

Disorders, Panic Disorder, Anxiety

Disorders, Alcohol or Drug

Dependency, Psychotic Disorder,

Somatization Disorder, Obsessive

Compulsive Disorder, Dissociative

Disorder, Personality Disorders,

Any Psychotic Disorder, etc.

All candidates diagnosed with and treated for psychiatric diseases in the past or still being treated for the same currently are

ineligible for employment.

URINARY AND

REPRODUCTIVE

SYSTEM DISEASES

Kidney Stone

All candidates diagnosed to have kidney stone, regardless of its dimension and location, are ineligible for employment.

The candidates who have had kidney stone, renal colic story in the past are required to have a current computerized

tomography scan of their urinary systems in the Aviation Medical Center authorized by Turkish DGCA during the employment

examination. All candidates diagnosed to have kidney stone in consequence of tomography, regardless of its dimension and

location, are ineligible for employment.

Congenital Renal Diseases

Congenital solitary kidney (Agenesis)

Congenital renal hypoplasia

Congenital renal artery stenosis

Unilateral vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and the other congenital renal diseases,

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for these diseases in the past are ineligible for

employment.

Solitary Kidney

All candidates who have been operated to remove one of their kidneys for the reasons such as trauma, accident, tumor, stone

and accompanying infection, etc. are ineligible for employment.

Horseshoe Kidney

All candidates are ineligible for employment.

Cancers

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for this disease in the past are ineligible for

employment.

Polycystic Kidney Disease

All candidates including also the ones diagnosed with, treated or operated for this disease in the past are ineligible for

employment.

Kidney Transplantation

All candidates who have had kidney transplantation (both the recipient and the donor have single kidney) are ineligible for

employment.

OTHER

DISEASES/DIAGNOSES

NOT INCLUDED IN THE

LIST

Other Diseases,

Diagnoses

Diagnosis of any physical or mental disease that may prevent them from fulfilling their safety duties and responsibilities, cause

incapacity, lead to decrease in their performances throughout the period they will serve,

The probability of recurrence/progression of past physical or mental disorders and the risks of workforce loss and their failure

to fulfill the health requirements in accordance with the national and international legislations in the periods of such

recurrence/progression shall be considered and EVALUATED SEPARATELY, AND IT SHALL BE DECIDED WHETHER TO EMPLOY

THE CANDIDATE ACCORDING TO THE RESULT OF THAT EVALUATION.