11 schools
No coordinates are published for the bases in these results yet, so nothing can be plotted. The list below has every base.
All bases in these results
- Nişantaşı University, Istanbul (theory); flight phases at contracted flight school · İstanbul
İstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi Sivil Havacılık Yüksekokulu - Pilotaj (İngilizce) - Balıkesir Koca Seyit Havalimanı · Balıkesir
AYJET Uçuş Okulu (Anadolu Yıldızları Uçuş Okulu) - Tekirdağ Çorlu Atatürk Havalimanı · Çorlu
AYJET Uçuş Okulu (Anadolu Yıldızları Uçuş Okulu) - Hezarfen Havaalanı · İstanbul
AYJET Uçuş Okulu (Anadolu Yıldızları Uçuş Okulu) - Eskişehir (faculty campus; flying airfield not named on pages read) · Eskişehir
Eskişehir Teknik Üniversitesi Havacılık ve Uzay Bilimleri Fakültesi - Pilotaj Bölümü - Hezarfen Havaalanı (flight training, delivered by AYJET) · İstanbul
Özyeğin Üniversitesi Pilotaj Bölümü (Pilot Eğitimi Lisans Programı) - Ankara flight school (Etimesgut) · Ankara
THK Uçuş Akademisi - Adana Şakirpaşa Havalimanı · Adana
Atılım Üniversitesi Sivil Havacılık Yüksekokulu - Pilotaj (ATU Uçuş Akademisi) - Çorlu Atatürk Havalimanı · Çorlu
Atlantik Uçuş Akademisi (AFA, Atlantic Flight Academy) - Pamukova iniş şeridi · Pamukova
Atlantik Uçuş Akademisi (AFA, Atlantic Flight Academy) - Isparta Süleyman Demirel Havalimanı · Isparta
ERAH Havacılık Akademisi (ERAH Aviation Academy) - Okan Üniversitesi Tuzla Kampüsü · İstanbul
İstanbul Okan Üniversitesi Onaylı Eğitim Organizasyonu (OEO) - KTO Karatay Üniversitesi Hava Parkı · Konya
KTO Karatay Üniversitesi Uçuş Akademisi (KARFA) - Samsun Çarşamba Uluslararası Havalimanı · Samsun
NorthFLY Uçuş Akademisi - Çorlu Atatürk Havalimanı · Çorlu
NorthFLY Uçuş Akademisi
Results are listed alphabetically; there is no price ranking because prices in different currencies, price types and bases are not comparable. Schools marked Sponsored are paid placements and never change approval status or order.
About training in Türkiye
How pilot training is regulated
Pilot licensing in Türkiye is set out in the SHY-1 Pilot Licence Regulation and, for aeroplanes, helicopters, powered-lift and airships, in the SHT-FCL licensing instruction, which SHGM states is aligned with the European Commission's flight crew licensing regulation. Licence categories and hour minimums follow the LAPL, PPL, CPL, MPL and ATPL structure. Training for licences is delivered by SHGM-authorised Approved Training Organisations (ATO) under the SHT-ORA instruction, and medical certification is covered by SHT-MED. Foreign licences can be converted under a separate instruction, SHT-1LC.
Source: web.shgm.gov.tr/documents/sivilhavacilik/files/mevzuat/
Training pathways
Private (recreational) flying
SHGM says a private pilot licence is enough for flying as a hobby, while earning a living as a pilot needs a licence at commercial level.
Professional pilot
Commercial and airline-level licences are issued under SHT-FCL; CPL training is delivered by an authorised ATO, with integrated and modular routes carrying different hour minimums.
Qualification terminology
Names and privileges are local to Türkiye. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.
| Code | Official name | Minimum age | Regulatory minimum flight time | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student-solo | Öğrenci pilot (student pilot, first solo conditions)SHT-FCL sets conditions for a student pilot's first solo flight, including a minimum age. | 16 | n/pNo hour figure stated for the solo condition. | official |
| LAPL(A) | Hafif Hava Aracı Pilot Lisansı (LAPL) — uçakA lighter licence for aeroplanes or helicopters under SHT-FCL Subpart B. | 17 | 30 hAt least 30 hours of flight instruction on aeroplanes or TMGs, including 15 hours dual in the class. | official |
| PPL(A) | Hususi Pilot Lisansı (PPL) — uçakPrivate pilot licence for aeroplanes or TMGs under SHT-FCL FCL.200 and FCL.210.A. | 17 | 45 hAt least 45 hours of flight training (5 may be in an FSTD), including 25 hours dual and at least 5 hours solo cross-country. | official |
| PPL(H) | Hususi Pilot Lisansı (PPL) — helikopterPrivate pilot licence for helicopters under SHT-FCL FCL.210.H. | 17 | 45 hAt least 45 hours of helicopter flight training (5 may be in an FSTD), including 25 hours dual and 5 hours solo cross-country. | official |
| CPL(A) | Ticari Pilot Lisansı (CPL) — uçakCommercial pilot licence; training is completed at an authorised ATO, and the integrated course has a lower hour total than the modular route. | 18 | 150 hIntegrated course: flight training of at least 150 hours in total. Modular route: at least 200 hours of flight time. | official |
| CPL(H) | Ticari Pilot Lisansı (CPL) — helikopterCommercial pilot licence for helicopters; the integrated course comprises at least 135 hours and the modular route at least 185 hours of flight time. | 18 | 135 hIntegrated course: at least 135 hours of flight training. Modular route: at least 185 hours of flight time including 50 hours PIC. | official |
| MPL | Çok Ekip Üyeli Pilot Lisansı (MPL)Airline-oriented licence obtained through an integrated competency-based course. | 18 | n/pCompetency-based; no single hour minimum extracted. | official |
| ATPL(A) | Havayolu Nakliye Pilotu Lisansı (ATPL) — uçakRequires an MPL, or a CPL(A) with a multi-engine instrument rating and MCC training, plus a minimum of flight time including multi-pilot operations. | 21 | 1500 hAt least 1500 hours in aeroplanes, including 500 hours in multi-pilot operations. | official |
| ATPL(H) | Havayolu Nakliye Pilotu Lisansı (ATPL) — helikopterRequires a CPL(H) and MCC training plus flight time as a helicopter pilot. | 21 | 1000 hAt least 1000 hours as a helicopter pilot, with sub-minimums. | official |
| IR | Aletli Uçuş Yetkisi (IR)Instrument rating prerequisites: at least a PPL (with night privileges if the IR will be used at night) or a CPL in the category, plus cross-country experience as PIC. | n/p | 50 hAt least 50 hours of cross-country flight as PIC, of which at least 10 hours in the relevant aircraft category (20 for airships). | official |
| CR-MEP | Sınıf veya tip yetkisi (tek pilotlu çok motorlu uçaklar)A first class or type rating on a single-pilot multi-engine aeroplane has an experience prerequisite. | n/p | 70 hAt least 70 hours as PIC on aeroplanes before the first multi-engine class or type rating. | official |
| FI | Uçuş öğretmenliği yetkisi (instructor authorisation)SHT-FCL Subpart J sets the general age requirement for instructor certificates; further experience prerequisites apply per instructor type. | 18 | n/pInstructor experience requirements are type-specific and were not extracted as a single minimum. | official |
A regulatory minimum is a legal floor for the qualification. It is not the number of hours most students need, and not a guarantee of cost or completion time.
Terms you will meet
- SHY-1
- Pilot Lisans Yönetmeliği, the pilot licence regulation.
- SHT-FCL
- Licensing instruction for aeroplane, helicopter, powered-lift and airship pilots.
- SHT-ORA
- Aircrew organisation requirements instruction, covering Approved Training Organisations (ATO).
- SHT-MED
- Aviation medical instruction (Class 1, 2, 3 and LAPL certificates).
- ATO
- Onaylı Eğitim Organizasyonu, an approved training organisation authorised by SHGM.
Medical, language and instruction
SHT-MED sets medical requirements: at least Class 2 for PPL (and SPL/BPL) and Class 1 for CPL, MPL and ATPL; certificates are issued by SHGM-authorised aeromedical bodies and examiners. Official medical information
Pilots who must use the radio need language proficiency recorded on the licence; the minimum acceptable level is operational level (Level 4). Turkish or English proficiency can be proved under SHT-1DY.
Languages of instruction among researched schools: Turkish, English.
International students
The sources read do not describe a student-visa process for foreign flight students. Foreign nationals converting a foreign licence must hold a valid Turkish residence or work permit, so a foreign student should check residence-permit rules with the Presidency of Migration Management and confirm training eligibility with the chosen ATO. Nothing here promises a visa or admission.
Training approval does not establish immigration permission or international-student eligibility. Verify current rules with the official sources above.
Foreign licences and conversion
SHT-1LC governs conversion of licences issued by foreign states meeting ICAO Annex 1 into SHT-FCL licences; for example a PPL conversion needs a written air law and human performance exam, 100 hours as pilot, at least a Class 2 medical, language proficiency in Turkish or English and a skill test with an SHGM check pilot. Applicants must also meet all prerequisites and flight requirements in SHT-FCL for the licence category.
Country information last reviewed 16 October 2026. 6 official sources consulted.