Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles¶
Baseline Sources and Facts¶
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| Field | Values |
|---|---|
| Programme type | airline |
| Source layers | official, user_reported |
| Transfer partners | Citibank |
| Routes / regions / hotels | US Domestic / Japan Domestic |
| Cabins / tiers | Economy, Elite, Gold |
| Currencies | miles, Miles |
Community-Learned Rules and Datapoints¶
Claim 7233 (user verified, risk: low)¶
Citibank points transfers to Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles can take more than 4 days to process.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | high |
| Source layer | user_reported |
| Card | Citibank |
| Programme | Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles |
| Programme type | airline |
| Points currency | miles |
| Transfer partner | Citibank |
| Transfer time | > 4 days |
| Devaluation risk | low |
| Last verified | 2026-04-06T14:09:19+00:00 |
| Last seen | 2026-04-06T14:09:19+00:00 |
| Observed result | Miles not credited after 4 days |
Claim 7229 (user verified, risk: low)¶
Points transfers from Citibank to Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles can take longer than 2-3 days to process.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | medium |
| Source layer | user_reported |
| Card | Citi |
| Programme | Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles |
| Programme type | airline |
| Points currency | Miles |
| Transfer partner | Citibank |
| Transfer time | > 2-3 days |
| Devaluation risk | low |
| Last verified | 2026-04-06T14:09:19+00:00 |
| Last seen | 2026-04-06T14:09:19+00:00 |
| Observed result | User reported miles had not credited after transferring on a Thursday and waiting until the following Monday. |
Claim 14963 (user verified, risk: low)¶
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles miles can be redeemed for US domestic flights on United Airlines for 10,000 miles one-way, or domestic Japan flights on ANA. Extending expiring miles costs 20 USD per 1,000 miles.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | high |
| Source layer | user_reported |
| Programme | Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles |
| Programme type | airline |
| Points currency | miles |
| Expiry rule | 20 USD per 1000 miles to extend |
| Award route / region | US Domestic / Japan Domestic |
| Cabin / tier | Economy |
| Miles / points | 10,000 miles |
| Sweet spot | yes |
| Devaluation risk | medium |
| Last verified | 2024-11-27 |
| Last seen | 2024-11-27T13:00:54+00:00 |
| Public/official layer | Miles can be extended for 20 USD per 1,000 miles. |
| Caveat | Extending miles is generally poor value due to the high cost of 20 USD per 1,000 miles. |
Claim 18182 (risk: low)¶
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Elite Plus members can nominate up to 3 individuals to Elite status (Star Alliance Gold) for 40,000 miles per nomination.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | high |
| Source layer | official |
| Programme | Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles |
| Programme type | airline |
| Points currency | miles |
| Cabin / tier | Elite |
| Miles / points | 40,000 miles |
| Sweet spot | yes |
| Devaluation risk | low |
| Last seen | 2018-06-01T01:51:03+00:00 |
| Public/official layer | Elite Plus members can offer Elite membership to up to three people for 40,000 miles each |
| Caveat | Miles are deducted from the Elite Plus member's account |
Claim 18179 (risk: low)¶
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Elite Plus members can nominate up to 3 individuals to Elite (Star Alliance Gold) status for 40,000 miles per nomination.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Confidence | high |
| Source layer | official |
| Merchant | Turkish Airlines |
| Programme | Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles |
| Programme type | airline |
| Points currency | miles |
| Cabin / tier | Gold |
| Miles / points | 40,000 miles |
| Sweet spot | yes |
| Devaluation risk | low |
| Last verified | 2018-06-01 |
| Last seen | 2018-06-01T01:51:03+00:00 |
| Public/official layer | Elite Plus members can offer Elite membership to up to 3 people for 40,000 bonus miles each. |
| Caveat | Miles are deducted from the Elite Plus member's account. |