Pilotium Editorial Team
6 Nov 2026
What Turkish Airlines and SunExpress officially ask of new cabin crew: citizenship, height, education, languages, health checks, and how the assessment and training work.
To become cabin crew in Türkiye you need Turkish citizenship, at least a high school diploma, good English and fluent Turkish, and a height within the airline's range. You then pass the airline's assessment, an SHGM-approved medical and the airline's training. Each airline sets its own limits in every advert, so check the current one before you apply.
1. Check the basic requirements
Citizenship: Turkish citizenship. Turkish Airlines also accepts Blue Card (Mavi Kart) holders who meet the advert's criteria.
Age: SunExpress: 20–35. Turkish Airlines sets the age range in each advert.
Height: Turkish Airlines: women 160–180 cm, men 170–190 cm. SunExpress: women 155–180 cm, men 160–185 cm. Both assess weight against height.
Education: at least a high school diploma at SunExpress; Turkish Airlines states the required level in each advert. Candidates educated abroad need an equivalency certificate.
Languages: good English and fluent Turkish. SunExpress lists an extra language as a plus.
Swimming: SunExpress requires good swimming skills.
Appearance: Turkish Airlines expects no tattoos, piercings, scars or similar permanent marks in visible areas.
2. Prepare for the assessment
Turkish Airlines publishes its assessment stages in order: an online English test, a video-based competency assessment in English, an online document check, an online inventory, a physical suitability check with height and weight measurement, a face-to-face English assessment, an HR and technical interview, a pre-assessment examination, and a fitness-to-fly health check before the job offer.
3. Pass the medical check
Candidates need a fitness-to-fly report from an aviation medical centre authorised by SHGM, Türkiye's civil aviation authority. Turkish Airlines then applies its own hiring health criteria.
4. Complete cabin crew training
At Turkish Airlines, successful candidates join a training of about 2 months, centred on safety, security and first aid.
5. Apply only through official channels
Turkish Airlines accepts applications only through its official careers site, careers.turkishairlines.com; SunExpress recruits through careers.sunexpress.com. Pilotium lists current openings and each airline's requirements on its Cabin Crew Airline Hiring page.
Sources
Requirements checked on 6 November 2026. Airlines change them with each recruitment round, so always confirm on the airline's current advert.
