[Expired] [Award Alert] Wide-Open Turkish Airlines Business Class U.S. to Istanbul From 65K Miles

Updated: June 29, 2026, 7:16am CDT

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Award Alert — The Details
How To Book
Final Thoughts

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For anyone who has traveling to Türkiye is their wish list, check out the great award availability we’re seeing on flights to Istanbul. We’ve found lots of open award seats on Turkish Airlines in both 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 from July 2026 through February 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
Route: Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Denver (DEN), Miami (MIA), New York City (JFK), and Newark (EWR) 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: July 2026 through February 2027
Award seats: Up to 3 per route in business and 5 in economy

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

Istanbul award alert — Image Credit: Seats.aero

Turkish flies to numerous U.S. cities using 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. Other aircraft have 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.

Turkish Airlines award flights — Image Credit: Turkish Airlines

Let’s talk about how to earn Turkish Airlines miles for these awards.

You can earn miles from daily spending and a welcome bonus on the Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Premier Visa Signature^® Credit Card. Beyond that, 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.

Earning United miles is even easier. You can use a United co-branded card or transfer points from Chase Ultimate Rewards, Bilt, or Marriott.

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.