Originally Posted by jeremykjtan

Another report of a successful status match.

I applied for my status match with my NZ*G card on 22nd Jan just after the reports were coming in that the status may have been discontinued (figured I better give it a go quick and try my luck - No harm in trying!)

Unexpectedly received a reply yesterday night:

Dear *****

Referring to your e-mail message dated 22.01.2013 , Elite card status match has been provided and your membership has been updated as '' Elite Card '' level.

We would like to be honoured to see you as an Elite member for your future flights by Turkish Airlines.

Kind Regards,
TURKISH AIRLINES INC.
CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT

I provided photos of my *G card and Lounge Access Cards, along with the statement of my travels/mileage accrual with NZ.

Have logged into my TG account and can see that my account now shows as 'elite' with an expiry date of 31/01/2015. Am a little bit disappointed as I was not sure if my status match was going through so spent a fair bit of money on mileage runs so renew my NZ*G this month, I guess on the plus side TG*G lasts 2 years ^

But it seems that the status match is still running, I would recommend those that are interested to give it a go and you might receive a reply in the next 1-2 months