Dec 31, 2014, 6:18 pm
Last edit by: flolee
Update March 2015: Recent reports indicate the unofficial status match programme is running reasonably smoothly.
TK will only match Star Alliance Gold, Skyteam Elite Plus and Oneworld Emerald members. Other, more exotic, gold card holders are out of luck. Please report your experience in this thread.
It appears that status matches are only granted once per lifetime, so think carefully before requesting if you might not re-qualify.
Please note that the only way to contact TK is now via the website
2/6/2015 new info from TK
We have received your message that you sent to our unit on 20 January 2015. Please be informed that when you claim your first flight with Turkish Airlines or other Star Alliance members to your Miles&Smiles account, your card will be sent to your address automatically.
On the otherhand, we would like to remind you that you can also get your original Miles&Smiles Card from Card Press Desk at Ataturk Airport International Terminal between 07.30 A.M and 09.45 PM. The location of Card Press desk is between A and B Check-in counters.
4/7/2015
Adding this Step-by-Step guide with screenshots to TK Status Match
http://dcta.boardingarea.com/2015/02...-status-match/
26/7/2015 - Jerry
TK asks for Elite card scan AND Account activity within last 2 months, so it's best if you have some activities!!
Timeline can range from few hours to few days, be patient!
21/9/2015 - Neil791
For those reporting successful matches, can you please post your results as follows so others can estimate their wait times, success rates
02/11/2015 - flolee
It looks like TK might also ask you for a scan of your Passport now. So if you are in a hurry better submit it right away in the first place with all the other documents.
Date Requested
Current Airline and Status (i.e. AB TopBonus, AA Plat, etc)
Information submitted (i.e. physical card scan, activity statement, etc)
Any replies received other than confirmation
Date Confirmation Received
TK will only match Star Alliance Gold, Skyteam Elite Plus and Oneworld Emerald members. Other, more exotic, gold card holders are out of luck. Please report your experience in this thread.
It appears that status matches are only granted once per lifetime, so think carefully before requesting if you might not re-qualify.
Please note that the only way to contact TK is now via the website
2/6/2015 new info from TK
We have received your message that you sent to our unit on 20 January 2015. Please be informed that when you claim your first flight with Turkish Airlines or other Star Alliance members to your Miles&Smiles account, your card will be sent to your address automatically.
On the otherhand, we would like to remind you that you can also get your original Miles&Smiles Card from Card Press Desk at Ataturk Airport International Terminal between 07.30 A.M and 09.45 PM. The location of Card Press desk is between A and B Check-in counters.
4/7/2015
Adding this Step-by-Step guide with screenshots to TK Status Match
http://dcta.boardingarea.com/2015/02...-status-match/
26/7/2015 - Jerry
TK asks for Elite card scan AND Account activity within last 2 months, so it's best if you have some activities!!
Timeline can range from few hours to few days, be patient!
21/9/2015 - Neil791
For those reporting successful matches, can you please post your results as follows so others can estimate their wait times, success rates
02/11/2015 - flolee
It looks like TK might also ask you for a scan of your Passport now. So if you are in a hurry better submit it right away in the first place with all the other documents.
Date Requested
Current Airline and Status (i.e. AB TopBonus, AA Plat, etc)
Information submitted (i.e. physical card scan, activity statement, etc)
Any replies received other than confirmation
Date Confirmation Received
TK status match (2015)
Sep 9, 2015, 9:09 am
#436
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Wash, DC
Programs: SPG Platinum, Delta Gold Medallion, United/Star Alliance Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 161
I'm giving up with TK. Sent them pdf of activity (including several flights on TK) and electronic card, front and back. They are obsessed with having a photo of physical card. Of course my United Gold kit has been "processing" for at least the past month with no known ETA. Considering both carriers are Star Alliance, how freaking hard is it to systematically validate status?
Sep 9, 2015, 2:17 pm
#437
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: ZRH / YUL
Programs: UA, TK, Starwood > Marriott, Hilton, Accor
Posts: 7,295
We'd like to offer a status match to your Elite member DudeE so that he will now be loyal and marketable to us, and we will bill you for all the miles he earns while flying on UA. Would you please be so kind as to validate for us that membership number 123456789 is actually a valid UA Premier account?"
Sep 10, 2015, 12:07 am
#438
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: AUH
Posts: 8,265
If they really wanted to, there is an easier option - make a dummy booking and add his *G number and see if it shows up correctly.
(Of course, with the usual proviso that this is not a foolproof method since expired status sometimes continues to show, sometimes status doesn't show, etc etc)
But I agree that if TK's rules are plastic cards only, there is no reason to expect them to relax them when it's already a generous offer to begin with.
(Of course, with the usual proviso that this is not a foolproof method since expired status sometimes continues to show, sometimes status doesn't show, etc etc)
But I agree that if TK's rules are plastic cards only, there is no reason to expect them to relax them when it's already a generous offer to begin with.
Sep 10, 2015, 9:01 am
#439
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: BWI<MCI< PHL<DEN<SCL<EZE<CHO<PHL<ABE
Programs: UA Silver / FA
Posts: 939
Apologies to those who are consistently having trouble. Just know that it can work!
Sep 10, 2015, 10:28 am
#440
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 10
Ah I see. Will be getting my physical card from Delta soon. Do I send TK the photos under a new request, or is it recommended to follow up with the existing request? I sent them a screenshot of my medallion card via the app, got no reply yet.
Sep 10, 2015, 11:51 am
#441
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Wash, DC
Programs: SPG Platinum, Delta Gold Medallion, United/Star Alliance Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 161
It doesn't seem outrageous that airlines would share such information. They already do so (and, in fact, TK recognizes me as *A Gold on my bookings). Not to mention, United isn't losing my business on, say, the IST - BKK route mostly because they don't even offer that route.
Sep 14, 2015, 1:09 pm
#442
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: Krisflyer, Asia Miles, Miles and Bonus
Posts: 251
For those who have got a match using Aegean Gold, did Turkish ask you for the statement from Aegean showing the transactions for the last two months? If yes, how did you get the statement. I sent the one that I printed from my Aegean online account, but it was rejected by Turkish because the statement did not have my name and Aegean account number on it by default? Thus, how do I get a statement from Aegean with my name, account number and transactions? Thanks.
Sep 15, 2015, 4:09 pm
#443
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Liverpool UK
Programs: TK *G Elite, AZ Gold.
Posts: 204
For those who have got a match using Aegean Gold, did Turkish ask you for the statement from Aegean showing the transactions for the last two months? If yes, how did you get the statement. I sent the one that I printed from my Aegean online account, but it was rejected by Turkish because the statement did not have my name and Aegean account number on it by default? Thus, how do I get a statement from Aegean with my name, account number and transactions? Thanks.
Sep 15, 2015, 4:25 pm
#444
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Programs: NZ*G, QRPC Gold
Posts: 127
I too received a Status Match today with physical card scan and printout of the transaction history from the website.
Date Requested: 11/09/2015
Current Airline and Status (A3 Gold)
Information submitted: Scan of physical card, printout (pdf) of account summary and transactions
Any replies received other than confirmation: Automatic acknowledgement
Date Confirmation Received 16/09/2015 (Classic Plus email as well as email advising Elite).
Date Requested: 11/09/2015
Current Airline and Status (A3 Gold)
Information submitted: Scan of physical card, printout (pdf) of account summary and transactions
Any replies received other than confirmation: Automatic acknowledgement
Date Confirmation Received 16/09/2015 (Classic Plus email as well as email advising Elite).
Last edited by HaaZe; Sep 23, 2015 at 1:42 pm Reason: Adding timeline information as per wiki entry 21/09/15
Sep 16, 2015, 4:54 am
#445
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 184
asked to be matched to TK Gold providing my EK Gold and BR Gold card. Took two days and now I have a gold card valid till September 2017 
Dear Alexander,
Referring to your message dated on September 8th, 2015, Elite Card status match has been provided and your membership has been updated as ''Elite Card'' level.
Referring to your message dated on September 8th, 2015, Elite Card status match has been provided and your membership has been updated as ''Elite Card'' level.
Sep 16, 2015, 9:52 am
#446
Join Date: Feb 2006
Programs: Krisflyer, Asia Miles, Miles and Bonus
Posts: 251
Thanks. Where did you get your A3 account statement with your name and account number from? I have tried looking for it in my online Aegean account, but cannot seem to find it. Also, I emailed A3 customer service to get such a statement, but they say they cannot generate one for me. Thanks.
Last edited by bensim; Sep 16, 2015 at 9:55 am Reason: Add additional information
Sep 16, 2015, 4:33 pm
#447
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Liverpool UK
Programs: TK *G Elite, AZ Gold.
Posts: 204
Thanks. Where did you get your A3 account statement with your name and account number from? I have tried looking for it in my online Aegean account, but cannot seem to find it. Also, I emailed A3 customer service to get such a statement, but they say they cannot generate one for me. Thanks.
Sep 18, 2015, 6:22 am
#448
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Gold, ALL Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 212
Data point: match to BA Gold requested on 3 September. 10 September, I got an email asking for my BA activity statement. (I thought I /had/ included it, but it wouldn't be the first time I screwed up an attachment.) Resubmitted both statement and card scan with the original reference number, the same day.
Matched to Elite today, 18 September. First I got an email from "Miles and Smiles" saying I was Classic Plus, then ten minutes later one from "Musteri Iletisim Merkezi" saying I was Elite. Yay! (As it happened I had impatiently checked my online status this morning, and it was still Classic, so if the online upgrade precedes the email it wasn't by much.)
ETA: Physical card received today, 30 September, in a lovely hessian(?) card enclosure with bag tag and a slip that promises they planted a tree for me. (Shiny FF card and salved FF conscience, in the same package.) This despite not accruing any M&S activity yet.
Matched to Elite today, 18 September. First I got an email from "Miles and Smiles" saying I was Classic Plus, then ten minutes later one from "Musteri Iletisim Merkezi" saying I was Elite. Yay! (As it happened I had impatiently checked my online status this morning, and it was still Classic, so if the online upgrade precedes the email it wasn't by much.)
ETA: Physical card received today, 30 September, in a lovely hessian(?) card enclosure with bag tag and a slip that promises they planted a tree for me. (Shiny FF card and salved FF conscience, in the same package.) This despite not accruing any M&S activity yet.
Last edited by boutela; Sep 30, 2015 at 7:39 am Reason: More data
Sep 18, 2015, 4:39 pm
#449
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: YYZ
Programs: NEXUS; *A Gold
Posts: 990
Data point: match to BA Gold requested on 3 September. 10 September, I got an email asking for my BA activity statement. (I thought I /had/ included it, but it wouldn't be the first time I screwed up an attachment.) Resubmitted both statement and card scan with the original reference number, the same day.
Matched to Elite today, 18 September. First I got an email from "Miles and Smiles" saying I was Classic Plus, then ten minutes later one from "Musteri Iletisim Merkezi" saying I was Elite. Yay! (As it happened I had impatiently checked my online status this morning, and it was still Classic, so if the online upgrade precedes the email it wasn't by much.)
Matched to Elite today, 18 September. First I got an email from "Miles and Smiles" saying I was Classic Plus, then ten minutes later one from "Musteri Iletisim Merkezi" saying I was Elite. Yay! (As it happened I had impatiently checked my online status this morning, and it was still Classic, so if the online upgrade precedes the email it wasn't by much.)
Sep 19, 2015, 4:43 am
#450
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold, HHonors Gold, ALL Gold, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 212
I had something similar in that i submitted my match request probably around the same time if not before yours. I got the reply asking for my activity as well which i submitted under a new request and to date i've heard nothing, and no updates on the website. Here's hoping i hear something before Xmas!!