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]
May 3, 2018, 12:07 pm
#46
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: BA Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 314
I'll be passing through IST in June on a rather long connection (arriving around 4am and departing around 8pm) with which I'm quite happy and plan to do some sightseeing (I've never been!).
Will my Star Gold card allow me into the lounge after my arrival for a quick breakfast before heading into the city? Assuming I will hold my onward boarding pass at that point already.
Also, is an arrival from AMS considered "clean"?
Any other tips for a short visit to the City are highly appreciated also
Many thanks!
Will my Star Gold card allow me into the lounge after my arrival for a quick breakfast before heading into the city? Assuming I will hold my onward boarding pass at that point already.
Also, is an arrival from AMS considered "clean"?
Any other tips for a short visit to the City are highly appreciated also
Many thanks!
May 6, 2018, 1:47 pm
#47
Join Date: May 2000
Location: HFA
Posts: 1,712
I'll be passing through IST in June on a rather long connection (arriving around 4am and departing around 8pm) with which I'm quite happy and plan to do some sightseeing (I've never been!).
Will my Star Gold card allow me into the lounge after my arrival for a quick breakfast before heading into the city? Assuming I will hold my onward boarding pass at that point already.
Will my Star Gold card allow me into the lounge after my arrival for a quick breakfast before heading into the city? Assuming I will hold my onward boarding pass at that point already.
Yes, but there are inconsistencies.
Shuly
May 6, 2018, 2:49 pm
#48
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23
5 hour layover in IST, after having travelled in J DTW (Detroit) --> FRA --> IST, before onwards to NAP (Naples). For shower use, does my DTW flight count as long haul, or would it have to be the immediately preceding segment? May be wishful thinking, but better to be prepared!
Getting less enthusiastic about my IST connection.. might look into lengthening my FRA connection! >.>
Getting less enthusiastic about my IST connection.. might look into lengthening my FRA connection! >.>
Last edited by BOSdubair; May 6, 2018 at 2:59 pm
May 6, 2018, 11:39 pm
#49
Join Date: May 2000
Location: HFA
Posts: 1,712
There are no limitations on shower use. There may be some wait time, but that's all.
May 7, 2018, 1:31 am
#50
Join Date: Feb 2014
Programs: Star Alliance Gold, AS MVP
Posts: 990
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.
Longhaul and Elite Plus..
May 8, 2018, 6:58 am
#52
Join Date: May 2000
Location: HFA
Posts: 1,712
TLV sometimes is, usually isn't.
Shuly
Shuly
May 8, 2018, 10:32 pm
#53
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 239
10.30pm to 2am in the IST lounge, what can I expect in terms of crowd? Will hot food still be good at that time? Is there any section that will be closed at that time?
May 9, 2018, 11:01 am
#54
Join Date: May 2000
Location: HFA
Posts: 1,712
Midnight to 2am is peak time. There will be no food after midnight. No section is closed as far as I know.
Shuly
Shuly
May 9, 2018, 11:52 pm
#55
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: London
Programs: Hilton, IHG - BA, GA, LH, QR, SV, TK
Posts: 17,008
Jun 3, 2018, 9:17 am
#56
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: UA 1K (Million Miler). AA Gold (lifetime 1 Million). TK Elite Gold
Posts: 894
Guest allowance
Hello. I am UA 1K *A Gold who generally travels alone. In Jan 2019, I will be traveling with 2 first-time flying teenage nieces. I would like to have them experience TK lounge in IST prior to TK long haul flight.
Are lounge attendants strict about 1 guest allowance or will I be able to enter with 2 nieces?
Can I have a non-preplanned traveler guest one of us? If a problem, could I just have the 2 nieces enter the Lounge while I wait outside and sort things out?
BTW, any thoughts about this same situation in *A lounges in BKK, SIN, and DPS?
Are guest allowances strictly enforced?
Thanks
Are lounge attendants strict about 1 guest allowance or will I be able to enter with 2 nieces?
Can I have a non-preplanned traveler guest one of us? If a problem, could I just have the 2 nieces enter the Lounge while I wait outside and sort things out?
BTW, any thoughts about this same situation in *A lounges in BKK, SIN, and DPS?
Are guest allowances strictly enforced?
Thanks
Jun 3, 2018, 11:20 am
#57
Join Date: Jun 2018
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 246
Hello. I am UA 1K *A Gold who generally travels alone. In Jan 2019, I will be traveling with 2 first-time flying teenage nieces. I would like to have them experience TK lounge in IST prior to TK long haul flight.
Are lounge attendants strict about 1 guest allowance or will I be able to enter with 2 nieces?
Can I have a non-preplanned traveler guest one of us? If a problem, could I just have the 2 nieces enter the Lounge while I wait outside and sort things out?
BTW, any thoughts about this same situation in *A lounges in BKK, SIN, and DPS?
Are guest allowances strictly enforced?
Thanks
Are lounge attendants strict about 1 guest allowance or will I be able to enter with 2 nieces?
Can I have a non-preplanned traveler guest one of us? If a problem, could I just have the 2 nieces enter the Lounge while I wait outside and sort things out?
BTW, any thoughts about this same situation in *A lounges in BKK, SIN, and DPS?
Are guest allowances strictly enforced?
Thanks
for IST: if you all are flying Y, one of your nieces have to stay outside. The lounge attendants are very strict. This is why your nieces will not be allowed to enter the lounge while you stay outside.
Try to find another E+/*A G in front of the entrance or here in the forum travelling on the same date.
Jun 3, 2018, 12:03 pm
#58
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: UA 1K (Million Miler). AA Gold (lifetime 1 Million). TK Elite Gold
Posts: 894
Hi,
for IST: if you all are flying Y, one of your nieces have to stay outside. The lounge attendants are very strict. This is why your nieces will not be allowed to enter the lounge while you stay outside.
Try to find another E+/*A G in front of the entrance or here in the forum travelling on the same date.
for IST: if you all are flying Y, one of your nieces have to stay outside. The lounge attendants are very strict. This is why your nieces will not be allowed to enter the lounge while you stay outside.
Try to find another E+/*A G in front of the entrance or here in the forum travelling on the same date.
Jul 4, 2018, 10:35 am
#59
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: BTV
Programs: AA EXP, Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 486
Hi,
for IST: if you all are flying Y, one of your nieces have to stay outside. The lounge attendants are very strict. This is why your nieces will not be allowed to enter the lounge while you stay outside.
Try to find another E+/*A G in front of the entrance or here in the forum travelling on the same date.
for IST: if you all are flying Y, one of your nieces have to stay outside. The lounge attendants are very strict. This is why your nieces will not be allowed to enter the lounge while you stay outside.
Try to find another E+/*A G in front of the entrance or here in the forum travelling on the same date.
Jul 4, 2018, 1:47 pm
#60
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: TK M&S, LH MM, Global Entry, Hertz Gold, Sixt Platinum
Posts: 1,087
But Turks are famous for being kid friendly, so you may get lucky. I wouldn’t be ashamed to ask someone walking up to the lounge at the same time as you to guest your wife in.