Fly Turkish Business Class to Istanbul from 59K Points

Fly Turkish Business Class to Istanbul for 55K Points — Turkish Airlines Business Class

Fly Turkish Airlines Flat Bed Business Class to Istanbul from 59K points each way on select dates January-April 2026. Turkish Airlines Business Class has various layouts; the older product on the Boeing 777 and A330 are in a 2-2-2 or 2-3-2 configuration. Look instead to fly on its 787 or A350 aircraft, where each seat has direct aisle access.

While Istanbul is well worth exploring, it's also easy to fly elsewhere in Europe; nonstop flights to Athens take 1.5 hours, Vienna is 2.5 hours, Rome and Prague are less than 3 hours, Nice is a little over 3 hours, and Marrakech is 5.5 hours.

Turkish Airlines U.S. Gateway Cities and How to Book

Air Canada Aeroplan charges 70,000-90,000 points each way; take advantage of the current 20% transfer bonus from Chase Ultimate Rewards (with points earned from the Chase Sapphire Reserve or the Ink Business Preferred), which means you can reserve from 59K-75K Ultimate Rewards points each way.

It's also possible to book with Avianca LifeMiles, but only flights from Atlanta ATL and Boston BOS.

Alternatively, reserve using United MileagePlus miles; United charges 88,000 miles each way.

Atlanta: several Jan.-April 2026 dates available for ATL-IST; Feb.-April 2026 for IST-ATL
Boston BOS: mostly Jan. and March 2026 for BOS-IST, but several Dec. 2025 and Jan.-March 2026 dates for IST-BOS
Detroit DTW: Several Jan.-April 2026 dates available for DTW-IST; Dec. 2025 and Jan.-April 2026 dates available for IST-DTW
Seattle SEA: Jan.-April 2026 availability for SEA-IST; more limited Jan.-April 2026 availability for IST-SEA

Something to note, however: we don't recommend Turkish Airlines for passengers with severe peanut or nut allergies, as there have been a number of unfortunate incidents involving allergy sufferers.

Where to Stay in Istanbul

We recommend staying at the new Peninsula Istanbul.

If venturing southwest to Marrakech, we recommend The Oberoi Marrakech or Kasbah Tamadot in the Atlas Mountains; January-February is an excellent time of year to visit Morocco.