Turkish Airlines

Miles&Smiles status

Miles&Smiles status is earned on status miles over a 12-month period on Turkish Airlines and Star Alliance carriers, with a two-year validity once earned. Turkish is a Star Alliance member, so Elite and Elite Plus are Star Alliance Gold. Confirm current thresholds on turkishairlines.com.

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The ladder

4 rungs, from the bottom up.

1.Member

How to earn it

Free to join.

What it gets you

Earn and redeem miles; no elite benefits.

At the lounge door

No status lounge access. Lounge entry is by cabin, membership, or a card.

2.Classic Plus

Star Alliance Silver

How to earn it

25,000 status miles in a year.

What it gets you

Priority check-in and boarding, an extra bag, a 25% bonus, and Turkish's own lounges at home.

At the lounge door

Turkish Airlines lounges on same-day Turkish flights only, without a guest. No Star Alliance lounges elsewhere.

3.Elite

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

40,000 status miles in a year.

What it gets you

Lounge access across Star Alliance, priority everything, a 50% bonus, upgrade awards.

At the lounge door

Turkish Airlines lounges, including the Istanbul Business Lounge, with a guest on same-day Turkish flights, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

4.Elite Plus

Star Alliance Gold

How to earn it

80,000 status miles in a year.

What it gets you

Top tier: the best priority, more upgrades, a 50% bonus, and status for a companion.

At the lounge door

Turkish Airlines lounges with a guest, and Star Alliance Gold lounges, with one guest, whenever you fly a Star Alliance carrier the same day, in any cabin.

Qualification thresholds are the published ones as last checked and change most years; confirm the current numbers with Turkish Airlines. Alliance equivalences and the lounge rules that follow from them move far more slowly.