I am well aware that few are interested in reading economy class trip reports. But because Turkish has a really top notch product and there are some people interested, I decided to write one. I paid $912 roundtrip for my flights and booked mid-October. My trip to Israel was vacation, and it was great. I am still not sure what I'm doing with my inbound segment as it does not earn miles in most programs, but within a few days my outbound should post to UA.

This report has the following parts:
JFK Ground Experience
Alitalia Michelangelo Lounge
Lufthansa Business & Senator Lounges
Turkish 4 From JFK-IST
Turkish Business Lounge - Istanbul
Turkish 794 From IST-TLV
TLV Ground Experience & Dan Lounge
TK 811 TLV-IST in Y
TK Business Lounge in IST
TK 1 IST-JFK in Y
Verdict

Enjoy the trip report, and I am happy to answer questions and comments.

For anyone interested in my previous TRs.
Swiss & United from TLV-EWR LX J/UA J

Somewhere in the sky, a coffee house just flew by OS J/OS Y

An El Al Adventure! UA Y/LY J

8 Days in Panama Featuring Copa Business Class, the Westin, and the Four Points

Weekend in Paris Featuring LY Y, AA Y, Waldorf Astoria Versailles, Best Western Hotel Mercedes

My First First!! UA F/UA GF/LH J

TLV-SFO via ZRH, ORD LX C/LX Y/UA F

ORD-ZRH in LX Y

ZRH-TLV in LX Y

BA Club World ORD-NCE