Jan 2, 2018, 10:38 pm
Last edit by: zeer0
Lounge Location
IST International Terminal. Near Gate 220
Video walkthrough of the lounge made on 2016-05-25
IST TK Lounge Walkthrough - YouTube
Getting In
Opening Hours: 24 hrs per day
Entrances: 2 entrances - one in the main terminal, another from the far-left side of the check-in area of the airport with separate passport control, Only for TK Business Class passengers or TK Elite Plus in Y, but not Elite or other *G cards, you need to go through main passport control and enter from airside). Entry in the main terminal is done by automated gates. You need a boarding pass with your status on it, if that is not present, please ask the lounge matrons and they'll manually let you in. It is also necessary to consult the front desk if you're bringing a guest(s).
Dedicated entry from the check in area (far left side as you face security/immigration) is only open from 5am to 12am midnight, outside of those hours you must enter the main terminal first and use that entrance.
Prior noted in this wiki, was that there was three entrances, however that one is an exit only that can be found in the lower level of the lounge.
Bag Storage: There are lockers right next to the main entrance on both floors. Lockers are emptied at night.
Eligibility:
Business Class travellers on international flights operated by Turkish Airlines,
Miles&Smiles Elite and Elite Plus members (they may invite their families or one guest),
Star Alliance Gold members (they may invite one guest),
First and Business Class travellers on flights operated by Star Alliance member airlines.
Must travel on Turkish Airlines or Star Alliance
The lounge cannot be accessed through Priority Pass or by paying at the entrance. There are many other pay lounges at IST.
Multiple Entries:
If you're connecting and want to visit Istanbul, you can enter the lounge with your connecting BP, enjoy the lounge then go back to Immigration, enter Turkey, and come back to the lounge after your visit.
To go landside from the lounge: leave the lounge on the upper level and walk straight toward the food court. Just before the food court there is a set of stairs on the left (look for signs to the mosque) that takes you down to the arrival level, and then to the immigration counters.
Facilities
Working
Free Wi-Fi (you get the code by scanning your boarding pass at machines dotted around the lounge)
Showers
Printers and computers
Eating
Extensive Food and Drink Areas
Upstairs:
Turkish desserts, ie baklava
Nut station
Coffee station + Demel cakes
Kofte/grill station
Pasta
Mezze
Beverages (alcoholic/non-alcoholic)
Fresh fruits
Fresh pide
Olive bar
Nut bar
Downstairs:
Turkish "special of the month"/chef's station
Coffee station + Demel cakes
Simit cart
Kofte/grill station
Manti
Pasta
Mezze
Make-your-own-tea/wellness tea station
Beverages (alcoholic/non-alcoholic), stands throughout the lounge
Fresh fruits
Fresh pide
Olive bar
Nut bar
Early morning food differences
"Turkish special of the month" chef's station serving breakfast foods instead (e.g. gozleme)
Kofte station replaced by made-to-order omelette bar/breakfast items
Mini-simits, croissants, and other breakfast pastries
Demel cakes not taken out until ~ 8am
Turkish desserts not taken out until after 8am
Mezze station replaced by muesli, yogurt station
Smoking
This is a non smoking lounge, smoking area is upstairs at the far end of the terminal.
Relaxing
Relaxation Rooms (see below)
Ironing service
Newspapers and Library
Media wall
Pool Table
Golf simulator
RC car track
Self-playing piano
2x PS4 systems with FIFA and NBA
Sleeping in the Lounge
There are 5-7 relaxation rooms.
Eligibility:
4-7 hour layover for TK Business and Elite Plus customers in Economy Class.
International to International connections only
Couches throughout the lounge.
You may be eligible for a free hotel outside the airport.
IST International Terminal. Near Gate 220
Video walkthrough of the lounge made on 2016-05-25
IST TK Lounge Walkthrough - YouTube
Getting In
Opening Hours: 24 hrs per day
Entrances: 2 entrances - one in the main terminal, another from the far-left side of the check-in area of the airport with separate passport control, Only for TK Business Class passengers or TK Elite Plus in Y, but not Elite or other *G cards, you need to go through main passport control and enter from airside). Entry in the main terminal is done by automated gates. You need a boarding pass with your status on it, if that is not present, please ask the lounge matrons and they'll manually let you in. It is also necessary to consult the front desk if you're bringing a guest(s).
Dedicated entry from the check in area (far left side as you face security/immigration) is only open from 5am to 12am midnight, outside of those hours you must enter the main terminal first and use that entrance.
Prior noted in this wiki, was that there was three entrances, however that one is an exit only that can be found in the lower level of the lounge.
Bag Storage: There are lockers right next to the main entrance on both floors. Lockers are emptied at night.
Eligibility:
Business Class travellers on international flights operated by Turkish Airlines,
Miles&Smiles Elite and Elite Plus members (they may invite their families or one guest),
Star Alliance Gold members (they may invite one guest),
First and Business Class travellers on flights operated by Star Alliance member airlines.
Must travel on Turkish Airlines or Star Alliance
The lounge cannot be accessed through Priority Pass or by paying at the entrance. There are many other pay lounges at IST.
Multiple Entries:
If you're connecting and want to visit Istanbul, you can enter the lounge with your connecting BP, enjoy the lounge then go back to Immigration, enter Turkey, and come back to the lounge after your visit.
To go landside from the lounge: leave the lounge on the upper level and walk straight toward the food court. Just before the food court there is a set of stairs on the left (look for signs to the mosque) that takes you down to the arrival level, and then to the immigration counters.
Facilities
Working
Free Wi-Fi (you get the code by scanning your boarding pass at machines dotted around the lounge)
Showers
Printers and computers
Eating
Extensive Food and Drink Areas
Upstairs:
Turkish desserts, ie baklava
Nut station
Coffee station + Demel cakes
Kofte/grill station
Pasta
Mezze
Beverages (alcoholic/non-alcoholic)
Fresh fruits
Fresh pide
Olive bar
Nut bar
Downstairs:
Turkish "special of the month"/chef's station
Coffee station + Demel cakes
Simit cart
Kofte/grill station
Manti
Pasta
Mezze
Make-your-own-tea/wellness tea station
Beverages (alcoholic/non-alcoholic), stands throughout the lounge
Fresh fruits
Fresh pide
Olive bar
Nut bar
Early morning food differences
"Turkish special of the month" chef's station serving breakfast foods instead (e.g. gozleme)
Kofte station replaced by made-to-order omelette bar/breakfast items
Mini-simits, croissants, and other breakfast pastries
Demel cakes not taken out until ~ 8am
Turkish desserts not taken out until after 8am
Mezze station replaced by muesli, yogurt station
Smoking
This is a non smoking lounge, smoking area is upstairs at the far end of the terminal.
Relaxing
Relaxation Rooms (see below)
Ironing service
Newspapers and Library
Media wall
Pool Table
Golf simulator
RC car track
Self-playing piano
2x PS4 systems with FIFA and NBA
Sleeping in the Lounge
There are 5-7 relaxation rooms.
Eligibility:
4-7 hour layover for TK Business and Elite Plus customers in Economy Class.
International to International connections only
You can only use them only if you are connecting to/from a longhaul Turkish Airlines flight (8+ hours) AND your layover is between 4 and 7 hours.
You may be eligible for a free hotel outside the airport.
TK's Flagship IST *G Lounge [2018 onwards Master Thread]
Apr 26, 2018, 7:18 am
#31
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: SIN/BRU
Programs: A3 Silver, BA BLUE, IHG Gold, Hertz President's circle, AY plat
Posts: 233
Does the automatic gate let you enter the lounge 2x with the same boardingpass?
(e.g. when going to the terminal for a few minutes and returning afterwards).
(e.g. when going to the terminal for a few minutes and returning afterwards).
Apr 26, 2018, 8:16 am
#32
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: oneworld, * Alliance, Marriott Bonvoy, HHonors, WoH
Posts: 2,120
For the first time I will have a shortest possible overnight conection at IST, 8,5 hours which does not qualify for hotel (10h) and neither relaxroom (4-7hours).
I am elite+ flying Y. Ane bending of rules, experience, if I might access the relaxroom if lucky?
Any other good choices? It will be short for sleep anyway but too hard enough to dwell in the lounge all night
I am elite+ flying Y. Ane bending of rules, experience, if I might access the relaxroom if lucky?
Any other good choices? It will be short for sleep anyway but too hard enough to dwell in the lounge all night
Apr 26, 2018, 8:19 am
#33
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: oneworld, * Alliance, Marriott Bonvoy, HHonors, WoH
Posts: 2,120
Apr 30, 2018, 4:02 am
#35
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: MLA
Programs: A3*G, BA Silver, HHonors Diamond, SPG Gold, CC Gold, IHG Gold
Posts: 63
Check the other airport hotels as well. Very often, you'll get dirt cheap prices for decent hotels and most of them have airport shuttles. Last time I had a connection that didn't qualify for a hotel from TK I booked at the Holiday Inn for something like $50, got an upgrade with IHG Gold (this almost never happens!) and had a good time.
May 1, 2018, 8:49 am
#36
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, *A Gold, Hertz President's Circle, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 529
Lounge access
how many hours before my flight can I access the international lounge at IST?
May 1, 2018, 9:05 am
#37
Join Date: Jun 2008
Programs: TK*G (E+), IHG Plat Ambassador
Posts: 7,884
Are you in transit? Or you commence your journey in IST?
If in transit - I would say within 24 hours.
BTW... the lounge is nice but I am not sure, if it is worth spending more than 3-4 hours there. Also there is no hot food 1-6 am. Drinks (including booze), snacks, fruits are available 24/7.
If in transit - I would say within 24 hours.
BTW... the lounge is nice but I am not sure, if it is worth spending more than 3-4 hours there. Also there is no hot food 1-6 am. Drinks (including booze), snacks, fruits are available 24/7.
May 1, 2018, 10:09 am
#38
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: NAP
Programs: LH, BA, TK
Posts: 2,409
You just need the boarding pass.
I'm sure if BPs were printable >24h in advance lot of people would live in that lounge.
No more rent to pay, bills and food.
An entire life eating meatballs and overcooked eggplant rigatoni. Paradise
May 1, 2018, 10:20 am
#39
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: UK
Programs: BAEC Silver, VS Red, HH Gold, IHG Gold, Marriott Gold, SPG Basic, Alitalia Status Match
Posts: 1,173
May 1, 2018, 11:30 am
#40
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: London
Programs: BAEC Gold, *A Gold, Hertz President's Circle, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 529
I arrrive at 23h30 on another airline. Depart on TK 07h00.
Can I just spend that time in the lounge aather than get a hotel?
Can I just spend that time in the lounge aather than get a hotel?
May 1, 2018, 1:15 pm
#42
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 189
Is there a TK wine thread like in the BA forum? I searched, but don't see one.
May 1, 2018, 1:21 pm
#43
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: IST, TR
Programs: TK*G EP
Posts: 487
Turkish wines ones, mostly. I use it as a wine testing ground. They choose new ones.
I will take some photos on May 9th and May 19th.
Last edited by rozy; May 1, 2018 at 1:27 pm
May 1, 2018, 1:39 pm
#44
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 189
Agreed. I have a couple trips coming up on TK this year. I'll be there on May 3 and start it complete w/ photos.
May 2, 2018, 2:00 am
#45
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,602
Well, the TAV airport hotel was full too. And I did ask upon arrival at the lounge if I was eligible for a hotel. They could check it and said no due to my flight transfer being 8;45hrs. Then I simply entered the lounge and went to the concierge to ask about the relax room and again they cordialy rejected due to transfer time again (should be 4-7hrs and LONGHAUL only).
So finally I did not mind all the immigration etc, but just slept in the lounge in the "angle-flat sofas", I got some sleep but woke up here and there and was surprised to see how crowded and busy the lounge was all night. Huh.
So finally I did not mind all the immigration etc, but just slept in the lounge in the "angle-flat sofas", I got some sleep but woke up here and there and was surprised to see how crowded and busy the lounge was all night. Huh.