Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines is the national airline of Turkey and its network includes service to destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe and the U.S. The airline's main base is Atatürk International Airport (IST) in Istanbul, with secondary hubs at Esenboga International Airport (ESB) in Ankara and Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SAW) in Istanbul.

MileagePlus members can earn award miles, Premier qualifying miles, Premier qualifying segments and Premier qualifying dollars on eligible Turkish Airlines flights. To receive mileage credit, present your MileagePlus number when you make reservations and make sure that it appears on your boarding pass at check-in. Additionally, MileagePlus members receive the following benefits on Turkish Airlines-operated flights:

Earning miles on Turkish Airlines flights

If your ticket was purchased directly from united.com, by calling the United Customer Contact Center (including a United specialty desk, such as United Groups, United Meetings or the Premier Priority Desk), from a United representative at the airport, or through a United ticket office, you'll earn miles based on the fare1,2 and your MileagePlus status. Please reference the "Ticket number starts with 016" section below.3

Otherwise, you should reference the "Ticket number does not start with 016" section.4 You'll earn miles based on flight distance5 and the purchased fare class and/or fare class flown.2

If you don't know how your ticket was purchased, in most cases your ticket number can be found on your confirmation email or receipt.

Ticket number starts with "016"3

Ticket number starts with "016"
MileagePlus statusAward miles earned
(based on fare1,2)
Member5 × fare
Premier® Silver7 × fare
Premier Gold8 × fare
Premier Platinum9 × fare
Premier 1K®11 × fare

Fare classes S and T are only eligible for accrual on United-marketed, Turkish-operated flights within Turkey

Ticket number does not start with "016"4

Turkish Airlines-operated flights

Eligible Turkish Airlines fare classes6

Eligible Turkish Airlines fare classes for Ticket number does not start with "016"
Class of servicePurchased fare classAward mile earnings (including fare class bonus)
BusinessC, D, Z, K125%
Discount BusinessJ100%
Full Fare EconomyY, B, M, A100%
EconomyH, S, O100%
Discount EconomyE, Q75%
Deep Discount EconomyT, L, V50%
No Mileage CreditF, G, I, N, P, R, U, W, X0%

Turkish Airlines (TK) AnadoluJet-operated flights

Eligible Turkish Airlines fare classes6

Eligible Turkish Airlines fare classes on Turkish Airlines (TK) AnadoluJet-operated flights
Class of servicePurchased fare classAward mile earnings (including fare class bonus)
EconomyY, B, M, H, S100%
Discount EconomyE75%
No Mileage CreditA, C, D, F, G, I, J, K, L, N, O, P, Q, R, T, U, V, W, X, Z0%

Using miles

See our award chart to find out how many miles you'll need to fly one way or roundtrip, depending on class of service and region of travel, on any Star Alliance network airline. You can book award travel on Turkish Airlines through united.com. Service charges may apply for booking or changing award reservations, depending on ticketing, travel dates and MileagePlus status. Award tickets cannot be issued at the airport. Call 1-800-UNITED-1 (1-800-864-8331) to reach the United Customer Contact Center within the U.S. and Canada, or view more contact and language options.​​​​​

MileagePlus Premier qualification

Premier qualification is based on flight distance5, class of service and purchased fare class (excluding any fare class bonus).2​​​​​

For flights flown on or after August 1, 2017

MileagePlus Premier qualification2,7

MileagePlus Premier qualification for flights flown on or after August 1, 2017
Class of servicePurchased fare classPremier qualifying miles8Premier qualifying segments
BusinessC, D, Z, K100%1
Discount BusinessJ100%1
Full Fare EconomyY, B, M, A100%1
EconomyH, S, O100%1
Discount EconomyE, Q75%0
Deep Discount EconomyT, L, V50%0
No Premier CreditF, G, I, N, P, R, U, W, X0%0

For flights flown before August 1, 2017

MileagePlus Premier qualification - For flights flown before August 1, 2017
Class of servicePurchased fare classPremier qualifying miles8Premier qualifying segments
BusinessC, D, Z, K100%1
Discount BusinessJ100%1
Full Fare EconomyY, B, M, A100%1
EconomyH, S, O100%1
Discount EconomyE, Q100%1
Deep Discount EconomyT, L, V100%1
No Premier CreditF, G, I, N, P, R, U, W, X0%0

Footnotes

  • The fare is the base fare of the ticket plus carrier-imposed surcharges, excluding any government-imposed taxes and surcharges. For tickets purchased in a currency other than U.S. dollars, we will convert the purchase to U.S. dollars using an industry standard exchange rate and then calculate the number of miles you will earn. Please note that the price displayed when purchasing a ticket on united.com includes up to a 7.5% U.S. Federal Transportation Tax on the base amount of the fare on itineraries wholly within the United States. This tax also applies to certain itineraries between the United States and Canada or Mexico. You will not earn PQD or award miles for the full amount of the displayed price for these itineraries because the U.S. Federal Transportation tax is not eligible to earn PQD or miles. Fare classes A, B, C, D, E, F, H, J, M, P, Q, S, T, U, V, W, Y and Z are eligible for accrual. Fare classes S and T are only eligible for accrual on United-marketed, Turkish-operated flights within Turkey. Return to reference
  • The award miles accrued on codeshare flights are based on the operating carrier and their equivalent fare class. This could result in differences between the purchased booking class and the booking class flown, which determines the number of base and Premier qualifying miles and Premier qualifying segments earned. Return to reference
  • Ticket number starts with "016" and was purchased from United on united.com, through the United Customer Contact Center or at the airport, or from a travel agency or other travel website. Return to reference
  • Ticket number does not start with "016" and was purchased from an airline other than United or from a travel agency or other travel website. Return to reference
  • Flight distance is defined as the miles scheduled for a specific flight, as determined solely by United. Return to reference
  • All other fare classes do not accrue mileage. United and Turkish Airlines reserve the right to change the eligible fare classes at any time without notice. Unless otherwise noted, Premier qualifying miles are based on flight distance, class of service and purchased fare class. Mileage accrual is subject to the rules of the United MileagePlus program and, as provided therein, mileage will be credited in accordance with the terms and conditions of the MileagePlus Program in effect at the time of travel, not at the time air travel is purchased, booked or reserved, and accordingly miles may not be awarded for some tickets or miles may be awarded in an amount fewer than shown. The award miles accrued on codeshare flights are based on the operating carrier and their equivalent fare class. This could result in differences between the purchased booking class and the booking class flown, which determines the number of base and Premier qualifying miles and Premier qualifying segments earned. MileagePlus award miles earned may vary depending on the Premier status of the customer. Return to reference
  • For more information on Premier qualification, including how to earn Premier qualifying dollars (PQD) on partner airlines, please see the Premier Status Qualification Requirements page. Return to reference
  • For Premier members who travel on eligible purchased fare classes on flights with a distance of less than 500 miles, 500 miles will be used as the flight distance for calculating the Premier qualifying miles earned, based on the percentages in the chart. Return to reference
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