[Award Alert] Turkish Airlines Business Class U.S. to Istanbul From 65,000 Miles

Updated: January 28, 2026, 11:27am CST

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Award Alert — The Details
How To Book
Final Thoughts

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If traveling to Türkiye is on your wish list, you could consider a spate of deals we’ve found on flights to Istanbul, aboard hometown carrier Turkish Airlines, in business and economy class.

You can secure these flights for as few as 65,000 miles one-way in business or 40,000 in economy, making this one of the best-value ways to reach Türkiye — if you’re looking to cross the Atlantic in a lie-flat seat without paying sky-high mileage rates.

Let’s explore the details.

Award Alert — The Details

Turkish Airlines has released a large number of business class seats to its Istanbul hub for the end of this year through January 2027, so you may want 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.

Class: Business and economy
Route: Chicago (ORD), Detroit (DTW), Newark (EWR), New York (JFK) to Istanbul (IST)
Cost: From 40,000 miles plus $28.50 (in economy) and 65,000 miles plus $218.50 (in business) per person
Travel dates: February 2026 through January 2027
Award seats: Up to 3 per route in business and 5 in economy

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

Turkish Airlines 787 Business Class — Business class seat on a Turkish Airlines 787. Image Credit: Greg Stone

Hot Tip:

If you can, you’ll want to avoid Turkish’s older 777-300ERs (which are due for a cabin refresh), as seats are arranged in a 2-3-2 configuration rather than a more comfortable 1-2-1 configuration on newer aircraft.

How To Book

For this award sale, your best options are Turkish Miles&Smiles and United MileagePlus.

Turkish Miles&Smiles: 40,000 miles and $91.50 in taxes and fees (economy class) or 65,000 miles and $218.50 in taxes and fees (business class)
United MileagePlus: 44,000 miles and $5.60 in taxes and fees (economy class) or 88,000 miles and $5.60 in taxes and fees (business class)

Turkish Miles&Smiles offers the lowest award rates, while United MileagePlus provides an alternative option, albeit at a higher cost in miles.

If you want to check a range of dates across multiple airports, Seats.aero can help you do that quickly. As you can see below, there’s availability from many cities across the U.S.

Turkish Miles&Smiles is a transfer partner of Bilt Rewards, Capital One miles, Citi ThankYou Rewards, Rove Miles, and Marriott Bonvoy, making it relatively easy to earn miles for this award.

Final Thoughts

Turkish Airlines offers nonstop service to more than a dozen cities in the U.S. Thanks to this latest award alert, you can secure these coveted award seats for as low as 65,000 miles one-way in business class — or 40,000 in economy, making this an ultra-cheap way to experience Turkish Airlines’ renowned catering and service.