Originally Posted by
dartogreen
Thank you, I've had a look at both and you're right in that they give you better status after much lower mileage thresholds. I may try the TK way, for my Central Asia routes they don't usually offer good connections (5 hours + in IST) but it's worth having a look.
The IST lounge is incredible (check out the TK forum for pics), and the city is nice to visit too...