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Turkish Airlines Business Class, Up To 8 Seats


Turkish Miles&Smiles may have devalued their award chart, but there are still some great ways to book Turkish business class with points and miles. A transfer bonus actually gives you an amazing option for booking.

If you're looking for flights to Turkey, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Maldives, etc, in early 2025, this is a great option to book multiple seats!

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Routes: ATL, BOS, DEN, DFW, DTW, IAD, IAH, JFK, ORD, LAX, SEA to IST
Operating airline: Turkish Airlines
Class of service: Business class
Dates: January - May 2025
Seats available: 2 (up to 8)
Cabin layout: Varies
Book with (per person, one-way): 

  • *Air Canada Aeroplan:
    • ATL/BOS/DTW/IAD/JFK/ORD: 70,000 points
    • DEN/DFW/IAH/LAX/SEA: 90,000 points
  • ANA Mileage Club: 100,000 miles (round-trip only)
  • Asiana Club: 40,000 miles
  • *Avianca LifeMiles: 63,000 miles
  • EVA Infinity MileageLands: 65,000 miles
  • Miles & More: 56,000 miles
  • Singapore KrisFlyer: 88,000 miles
  • Turkish Miles&Smiles: 65,000 miles
  • *United MileagePlus: 88,000 miles
*No Surcharges

Taxes/fees (per person, one-way): 

  • From US: $5.60
  • From Istanbul: ~$43
  • Surcharges:
    • From US: ~$210
    • From IST: ~$210
Partner booking fee: Air Canada, LifeMiles

Bank transfer partners: 

  • Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Chase, Capital One, Marriott
  • Asiana: Marriott
  • LifeMiles: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
  • EVA Air: Citi, Capital One
  • Singapore: Amex, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Marriott
  • Turkish: Bilt, Citi, Capital One, Marriott
    • 50% bonus on Citi transfers
  • United: Bilt, Chase, Marriott

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Available Dates
JFK-IST
January: 9, 11-16, 18, 20-24, 26-30
February: 2-4, 6, 9-12, 17, 20, 22-27
March: 1-6, 8-13, 15-31
April: 1, 2, 7, 8, 14-30
May: 1-9
IST-JFK
January: 16, 20-22, 24, 25, 27-31
February: 1, 4-10, 12, 14-18, 24-28
March: 1-4, 6, 8-13, 16, 18-21, 24-27, 31
April: 1-14, 16, 21-30
May: 1-9

ATL-IST
January: 5, 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27
February: 3-5, 8, 10, 11, 16, 18-21, 24, 27, 28
March: 1-3, 5, 6, 10-12, 15, 18, 22-30
April: 1, 2, 7-10, 12-20, 22-24, 26-29
May: 1-9
IST-ATL
January: 20, 27
February: 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 15, 19, 20, 22, 26
March: 6, 12, 13, 17-19, 26, 31
April: 1-3, 5-11, 14-20, 22-24, 26-30
May: 1-7

BOS-IST
January: 15, 16, 19-22, 27, 30
February: 1-3, 5, 8, 9, 15-17, 19, 21-26
March: 1-13, 17, 18, 22, 23, 27, 29, 31
April: 7, 8, 14, 15, 17, 19-22, 24, 25, 27-30
May: 1-8
IST-BOS
January: 21, 23, 25, 28-30
February: 1-3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15-17, 19, 21, 24, 28
March: 3-7, 10-15, 18-22, 24-26
April: 1, 2, 9, 10, 15, 17, 23

DEN-IST
January: 3, 5, 6, 10, 12-14, 19-21, 24-27, 31
February: 2, 3, 9-11, 16-18, 21-24, 28
March: 2-4, 10, 11, 17, 23-25
April: 1, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 29
May: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
IST-DEN
January: 17, 19-21, 27, 28, 31
February: 3, 4, 7, 9-11, 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 28
March: 2-4, 7, 10, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 24
April: 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29
May: 1, 2, 4, 6

DFW-IST
January: 18, 22, 25-29, 31
February: 1, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17-19, 21-23, 25, 27
March: 1-3, 5, 10-12, 15, 18-26, 28-31
April: 1, 2, 7, 10-14, 16-30
IST-DFW
January: 18, 20-23, 25, 27, 31
February: 3, 4, 8-10, 13-15, 18, 24, 25, 27
March: 3, 5, 8-15, 18, 22, 24-27, 31
April: 1-4, 7-12, 14, 16-30

IAD-IST
January: 5, 6, 11, 13, 14, 20-22, 25, 26, 28, 29
February: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15-20, 22-25, 27
March: 3-5, 8-12, 14, 16-22, 24-26, 29-31
April: 1, 2, 7-10, 13, 15-17, 20-26
May: 1-8
IST-IAD
January: 16, 21-25, 27-31
February: 1, 4-8, 10-13, 15-17, 19, 22, 24, 25, 27
March: 1, 3-8, 11-13, 15, 17-21, 24-27, 31
April: 1-4, 6-18, 25, 27-30
May: 1-8
DTW-IST
January: 1-21, 24-29, 31
February: 1-3, 5-8, 10, 13-15, 17, 19-22, 24, 26-28
March: 1-7, 9-20, 22-31
April: 2, 8-30
May: 1-4, 6, 7
IST-DTW
January: 15, 17-19, 21, 23-31
February: 1, 2, 5-8, 10, 12-15, 17, 19-21, 27, 28
March: 1-7, 9, 11-25, 27, 31
April: 3, 4, 8-30
May: 1-9

IAH-IST
January: 16-18, 20-24, 26, 28-31
February: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8-11, 14, 15, 17-19, 21, 23-25, 27, 28
March: 1, 3, 4, 9, 11-13, 16-26, 30, 31
April: 1, 2, 7, 9, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 23, 26-30
IST-IAH
January: 15, 16, 19-26, 28-31
February: 1, 2, 5-7, 9, 10, 14-20, 22-24, 26, 27
March: 1-9, 11-14, 18, 20, 22, 24-27, 31
April: 1, 2, 5, 7-9, 14-16, 19, 21-23, 26, 28-30

ORD-IST
January: 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 16-18, 20, 22, 23, 27-29, 31
February: 3, 8, 10-12, 16-19, 21-23, 25, 26, 28
March: 2-4, 6, 10, 11, 13-16, 20-27, 29-31
April: 1, 2, 7-15, 17, 19-21, 23-30
May: 1-8
IST-ORD
January: 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29-31
February: 1-5, 7-14, 17-20, 25, 26, 28
March: 2-8, 10-12, 14, 17-19, 21, 23-27
April: 1, 3-5, 7-30
May: 1-8

LAX-IST
January: 27
February: 3, 5, 10, 16-19, 23, 24, 28
March: 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 16-18, 21, 23, 24
April: 10, 11, 13-18, 22, 25-27
IST-LAX
January: 17, 22, 23, 28, 29, 31
February: 9, 11, 14, 19-21
March: 7, 14, 15, 18
April: 1-3, 7-10, 14-16, 18-21, 23-29

SEA-IST
January: 21, 26
February: 12, 17, 19
March: 2-4, 10, 18, 19, 25
April: 1, 10, 14, 15, 17, 19, 22-29
May: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8
IST-SEA
January: 20, 21
February: 1, 3, 6, 10, 12, 13
March: 6, 13, 18, 20, 21, 25
April: 1-3, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 22, 28, 29
May: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9

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*Bookable with points

Flight Experience


The star of the show is the inflight catering and the lounge in Istanbul. While inflight food can be tough to get right, Turkish is known for doing just that.

For the most privacy, try to find space on a Boeing 787-9 or Airbus A350-900. The business class cabin layouts on these aircraft are 1-2-1 which means a direct aisle access plus a lie-flat seat for everyone.

Best Ways To Book


Turkish: Great Option With Transfer Bonus From Citi

Turkish has an advantage over other options as its members sometimes have access to more award space. If you have Bilt or Capital One points, Turkish is an excellent option at 65,000 miles one-way. Surcharges aren't terrible.

However, it really shines if you have Citi points. Turkish is running a 50% transfer bonus promo on transfers from Citi. That means you'd only need 32,500 Citi points!

You can call Turkish to hold space while you transfer points.

LifeMiles: Great One-Way Option, No Surcharges

At 63,000 miles one-way + no surcharges, LifeMiles provides a great way to book if you have Amex, Capital One, or Citi points whether you need a non-stop, connection within the US, or a connection to somewhere else in Europe.

ANA: Great Round-Trip Award Rate, Reasonable Surcharges

With Amex points, you can't beat 100,000 miles round-trip. Just keep in mind that you can only book round-trip, you'll be on the hook for surcharges, and Amex transfers can take a few days to process.

Aeroplan: Great From East Coast & Midwest, No Surcharges

Aeroplan is a great option at 70,000 points from the east coast and midwest. if you have Bilt or Chase points if you want to avoid surcharges and include a stopover on a one-way award ticket.

From Texas and west, you'll need 90,000 points.

Keep in mind that connections could increase the award rate. Use use GCmap to calculate your total flight distance and double-check Aeroplan's zone-based chart. Stopovers can be included for 5,000 miles on a one-way.

United: From West Coast With Connections & Chase Points

If you have Bilt or Chase points,United has a 2,000-point advantage over Aeroplan at 88,000 miles one-way from Texas and west. You can also include a free one-way flight within a region (basically a stopover) if you book a round-trip award ticket.

How To Book


If you don't know the exact dates you want to fly, keep things simple and use United's calendar search option.
  1. From United's homepage, select Advanced search
  2. Choose to show price in miles
  3. Enter the origin & destination
  4. Select Nonstop only
  5. Select your dates or choose Flexible dates and choose a month
  6. Select the number of passengers
  7. Select Business
  8. Show flights from All Star Alliance airlines
  9. Select Find flights
If booking with Turkish miles, go ahead and search on their site:
  1. Sign into your account (top right)
  2. Select "Award ticket - Buy a ticket with Miles"
  3. Enter origin/destination
  4. Select date
  5. Select cabin and number of passengers
You can call Turkish Airlines at 800-874-8875 to hold award space while you transfer points.

Once you know the exact dates you want, you can run the search with the program you'll be using to book. As always, I recommend confirming the program you're using sees the award space before you transfer points.

Final Thoughts


I absolutely loved Istanbul and highly recommend a visit, especially if you're a history nerd. There's plenty of great food to try, great views to take in from a rooftop bar, and make sure you enjoy a full Turkish breakfast.

A couple of friends of mine have an amazing shop there called 3rd Culture. Definitely worth a visit as you explore the city!

Happy booking!
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