{"id":279126,"date":"2026-09-25T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=279126\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T19:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T19:21:11","slug":"turkish-airlines-upgrade-awards-are-now-up-to-38-pricier-heres-how-to-save-up-to-25000-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/airlines\/turkish-airlines-upgrade-award-devaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Airlines Upgrade Awards Are Now up to 38% Pricier \u2014 Here’s How To Save up to 25,000 Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turkish Airlines lets Miles&Smiles members use miles to upgrade from economy to business class on both paid and award tickets. This can be a great way to enjoy a lie-flat seat for a fraction of the standard cost.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, as first caught by Loyalty Lobby<\/a>, Turkish Airlines recently amended its upgrade award chart<\/a>, and it's bad news for award travelers hoping to upgrade from economy to business class. Now, the airline distinguishes between EcoFly fares and other economy tickets \u2014 and the new chart includes some glaring devaluations of up to 38%.<\/p>\n

New Turkish Airlines Upgrade Award Chart<\/span><\/h2>\n

Turkish Airlines sells several levels of economy fares, mirroring the unbundling of extras we've seen from Air Canada<\/a>, Delta<\/a>, and United<\/a>, to name a few. EcoFly fares are Turkish Airlines' basic economy fare, which come without checked bags, seat selection, or the ability to change or cancel.<\/p>\n

Previously, you could upgrade to business from all economy fares at the lowest mileage level. However, Turkish now lists separate upgrade awards for EcoFly tickets, and these are more expensive across the board:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
From T\u00fcrkiye to:<\/th>EcoFly to Business Class<\/th>All other economy fares
\nto Business Class<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
T\u00fcrkiye<\/td>12,000<\/td>10,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Europe 1<\/td>22,000<\/td>20,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Europe 2<\/td>27,500<\/td>25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central Asia<\/td>38,500<\/td>35,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle East<\/td>32,500<\/td>28,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Africa<\/td>44,000<\/td>40,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central Africa<\/td>65,000<\/td>60,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southern Africa<\/td>80,000<\/td>75,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Far East<\/td>90,000<\/td>65,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North America<\/td>90,000<\/td>65,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South America<\/td>80,000<\/td>75,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oceania<\/td>110,000<\/td>100,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Most regions<\/a> see a modest increase, while the Far East and North American regions face a 25,000-mile jump — that's a 38% increase! This definitely hurts, and there's no silver lining.<\/p>\n

There are a couple of notes on Turkish upgrades to be aware of:<\/p>\n