[Expired] [Award Alert] Wide-Open Business Class Availability to Istanbul From 65k Miles

If traveling to Türkiye is on your wish list, you should pay close attention to these business-class deals available to Istanbul.

We’re seeing up to 2 business class seats open per route on these Turkish Airlines flights. For a one-way trip, you can secure these flights for as few as 65,000 miles.

Let’s explore the details.

Award Deal — Details

Turkish Airlines has released a large number of business class seats to its Istanbul hub for 2025, so it’s important to act quickly before the award availability vanishes. With your ticket, you’ll enjoy a world-class lounge, top-notch dining onboard, and lie-flat seats for the 10-plus-hour flight.

• Class: Business
• Route: Denver (DEN), Chicago (ORD), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK), Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO) to Istanbul (IST)
• Cost: From 65,000 miles per person, depending on how you book
• Travel Dates: July to November 2025
• Award Seats: Up to 2 passengers per route

Turkish flies a variety of aircraft on long-haul service: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, Airbus A350-900s, and Boeing 777-300ERs. 

How To Book

Turkish is a member airline of the Star Alliance, which means you can book flights in multiple programs.

• Air Canada Aeroplan: 70,000 miles and $56.51 in taxes & fees
• Avianca LifeMiles: 69,000 miles and $28.70 in taxes and fees
• Turkish Miles&Smiles: 65,000 miles and $217.80 in taxes & fees
• United MileagePlus: 80,000 miles and $5.60 in taxes and fees (or 88,000 miles if you don’t have a United credit card or elite status)

As you can see, LifeMiles offers the best deal here when considering the combination of miles plus taxes and fees — the cash portion. Fortunately, Avianca LifeMiles are easy to earn, as the program is a transfer partner of Amex Membership Rewards, Brex Rewards, Bilt Rewards, Capital One miles, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Wells Fargo Rewards, and Marriott Bonvoy.

Whether you have The Platinum Card^® from American Express or a Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card*×Information collected independently. Not reviewed by Capital One., the rewards earned on either travel card can transfer to LifeMiles at a 1:1 ratio.

Aeroplan offers the next-best option for most people, and it’s a transfer partner of Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, and Marriott. Awards on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles are an option, but the higher taxes and fees aren’t great — and neither are the inflated prices on flights where few seats remain.

If you want to check a range of dates across multiple airports, Seats.aero can help you do that quickly. Note that we’re finding New York (JFK) to have the most dates with award space available.

Final Thoughts

Turkish Airlines offers nonstop service to the U.S. to more than a dozen cities. Thanks to this latest award deal, you can now book business class for a fraction of the cost. Book before it’s too late!