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]
Jul 9, 2018, 10:54 am
#61
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Different question. My friends (husband and wife, no status) will be flying TK Business from USA transit to Athens, so they have access. Their daughter will meet up with them at IST transiting from NYC on TK economy. Is it possible for the daughter to join her parents in TK Lounge? Can they pay for the daughter?
Last edited by CIT85; Jul 9, 2018 at 11:21 am
Jul 9, 2018, 1:50 pm
#62
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Different question. My friends (husband and wife, no status) will be flying TK Business from USA transit to Athens, so they have access. Their daughter will meet up with them at IST transiting from NYC on TK economy. Is it possible for the daughter to join her parents in TK Lounge? Can they pay for the daughter?
Jul 9, 2018, 6:38 pm
#63
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I feel the lounge has gone downhill. People sleeping everywhere, no shoes on, feet all over the seats. I do hope that TK divides their new lounge in the new airport for Star Golds and for Business Passengers. Its a sad state currently. Where do these people come from?
Jul 10, 2018, 4:58 am
#64
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I feel the lounge has gone downhill. People sleeping everywhere, no shoes on, feet all over the seats. I do hope that TK divides their new lounge in the new airport for Star Golds and for Business Passengers. Its a sad state currently. Where do these people come from?
Jul 25, 2018, 7:40 am
#65
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Much, much too crowded during my recent visits.
Admittedly arriving early Friday am leaving late Friday am, the shower queue in the morning was 4 hours
..... Difficult to find a seat.
Got some sleep at night, not helped by a genius who thought he'd practice playing the piano at 3 am. Yes, practice - trying to remember the lessons he had when he was four....
Admittedly arriving early Friday am leaving late Friday am, the shower queue in the morning was 4 hours
..... Difficult to find a seat.Got some sleep at night, not helped by a genius who thought he'd practice playing the piano at 3 am. Yes, practice - trying to remember the lessons he had when he was four....
Aug 12, 2018, 1:16 pm
#66
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I finally used the lounge for the first time today...and was not disappointed. It was fairly quiet when I arrived, but pretty busy when I left. I had about 4 hours, which was perfect for a first visit.
I LIKED: passport control at lounge entrance, baklava buffet, delicious manti, delicious grilled chicken and kofte, delicious Turkish delight on most of the hot drinks stations.
I DISLIKED: there being no doner kebab station. I'm sure I'd read of one. Maybe they rotate (geddit? Doner station...) the offerings or vary them over time.
Overall, I loved it. The food quality really was excellent and really tasty. I'd read a few reviews saying it is not worth the hype, but I disagree. I can't wait to see if they try to top it at the new airport.
I LIKED: passport control at lounge entrance, baklava buffet, delicious manti, delicious grilled chicken and kofte, delicious Turkish delight on most of the hot drinks stations.
I DISLIKED: there being no doner kebab station. I'm sure I'd read of one. Maybe they rotate (geddit? Doner station...) the offerings or vary them over time.
Overall, I loved it. The food quality really was excellent and really tasty. I'd read a few reviews saying it is not worth the hype, but I disagree. I can't wait to see if they try to top it at the new airport.
Aug 27, 2018, 2:48 am
#67
Join Date: Aug 2012
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Any information on the lounge/s at the new airport? I couldn't find anything.
thanks
thanks
Aug 29, 2018, 3:35 am
#69
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Aug 29, 2018, 11:50 am
#70
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Since the smaller building will be used as domestic, but its not built, I believe that one international lounge will be used as domestic while the other 2 in the main building will be used for international pax.
Aug 30, 2018, 3:29 pm
#71
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I'm putting a trip together, and it appears that we will be overnighting in IST, DUB-IST-NAP in J. I'm assuming we have lounge access? Right? What about access to the suits?
Aug 30, 2018, 10:06 pm
#72
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Aug 31, 2018, 12:45 am
#73
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Sep 13, 2018, 7:43 am
#74
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IST CIP Lounge peak hours?
-as per title-
Sep 13, 2018, 10:46 am
#75
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It tends to be a zoo around 22h-1h when all the longhaul aircraft depart.