Just for info: Got my account upgraded today:
THY Elite *Gold expires 30/06/2014

05/06/2012 CARD UPGRADE()

Really fast work THY!

And received this email today:

Dear NicoEBG,

Referring to your e-mail message dated 01/06/2012

Elite card status match has been provided and your membership has been updated as ''Elite Card'' level.

We would like to be honoured to see you as an Elite member for your future flights by Turkish Airlines.

Kind Regards,

TURKISH AIRLINES INC.
CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT

I just received mine as well. I was thinking about those flimsy straps for the tags

URGH! I got this email as well DESPITE providing them with SAS Eurobonus Gold, and NZ Airpoints Gold cards and statements!

Just sent them another email back, again with the statements attached, asking them to look a little more carefully.

I sent them the documents required on 29 may but still did not get any response. It seems it depends on each case.
However I am concerned they give you status until 2014, but my LH card is until 2015.
Thanks

Well guess so - a bit annoying though...

What do you mean by your LH card is until 2015? I think it is pretty generous of THY to offer 2 yesrs full *Gold membership... Dont you?

i got the denial, despite sending them a copy of my DL Gold card. I replied back with two links to DL's site that stated that DL Gold does qualify for SkyTeam Elite Plus.

I have re-qualified last year, so my original status was until feb 13, but now it is until feb 15. So I was hoping to get the same years with TK.
Lets see,
thanks

Matched Elite to my AA EXP... sent email on June 1... sent a second one on June 4th. match on June 6th.

How long does it take to get the elite kit packet?

Mine took about 3 weeks to arrive.

and why should they do that? LH has a standard year that everyone has, through the end of February, probably 2/3 of airlines do that with their FF programs. TK does it on a 12 month year based on your original qualification. Considering the fact that they comped you and you may have never ever stepped foot on a TK aircraft before, I would say that it was VERY generous of them and had you cared enough you would have read through this forum and gotten matched next February if you wanted your status to last until February 2015. I should also add that if you had the slightest intention of actually flying enough to requalify on both carriers that you would prefer the member ship to be more checkerboarded as it seems to be for you!

Ahh I see :)
Welll, I would not count on reciving more than 2 years as Elite - but who knows - let us know :)

Hi Guys,
Just received my TK Gold card today.It took 10 days for me to wait since the upgrade was done.:) well done TK!!

hmm
 

i got this response to my UA 1K- not sure what to make of it, because i thought i had already emailed it to the proper dept?

sent it to this email: customermi​[email protected]


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Thank you for message,

Please be informed that your request about Status Match has been forwarted to the related dapartment.
You may follow up the status through our web site www.thy.com/smiles <http://www.thy.com/smiles> by logging in and clicking "My Profile".

Thank you again for your kind interest.

Faithfully,

Customer Relations Management
TURKISH AIRLINES INC.

Log into the Turkish account in a few days. Mine was approved the day after i received the same email. Based on previous posters you would have received a denial letter instead of a forwarded for review email.

Got my card in the mail about two weeks after the match was approved. No problems using it to get into United Club :)