{"id":80667,"date":"2022-06-23T23:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=80667"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:43:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:43:40","slug":"turkish-airlines-cash-and-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/airlines\/turkish-airlines-cash-and-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"Earn Miles While Redeeming Miles Using Turkish Airlines New Cash &#038; Miles Option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Turkish Airlines recently launched the ability to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turkishairlines.com\/en-int\/miles-and-smiles\/program-content\/cash-and-miles\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">pay for your tickets using a combination of cash and miles<\/a>. Tickets purchased using Turkish Cash & Miles are considered cash tickets. That means they earn Turkish Miles & Smiles miles as if you had paid cash for your fare. You can pay for up to 50% of your Turkish Airlines ticket using Cash & Miles.<\/p>\n<p>Here's what you need to know about this new offering.<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/133\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-81129 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CashMiles_Turkish_Airlines-300x66.png\" alt=\"Turkish Miles & Smiles banner\" width=\"600\" height=\"133\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CashMiles_Turkish_Airlines-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CashMiles_Turkish_Airlines-1024x226.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CashMiles_Turkish_Airlines-1536x339.png 1536w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CashMiles_Turkish_Airlines.png 1846w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Turkish_Airlines_Cash_Miles_Overview\">Turkish Airlines Cash & Miles Overview<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cash & Miles fares are considered revenue fares that earn miles.<\/li>\n<li>Fares are subject to standard fare rules.<\/li>\n<li>You can use Cash & Miles on both Turkish Airlines domestic and international tickets.<\/li>\n<li>Cash & Miles fares must be booked via the Turkish Airlines website or its mobile app.<\/li>\n<li>You can pay for up to 50% of your airfare using Cash & Miles. Note that's the before-tax price.<\/li>\n<li>Mileage conversion rates vary according to the ticket type.<\/li>\n<li>Changes can not be paid for using Cash & Miles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"How_to_Use_Turkish_Cash_Miles\">How to Use Turkish Cash & Miles<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you're interested in using the new Cash & Miles option, start by simply starting a flight search on Turkish Airlines' website. Select your flight(s) and continue to the payment screen. If you're logged into your Miles & Smiles account, you should see the option to choose the Cash & Miles option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"750\/527\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Turkish-Airlines-Cash-Miles-example-300x211\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-81131 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Turkish-Airlines-Cash-Miles-example-300x211.png\"  width=\"750\" height=\"527\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Turkish-Airlines-Cash-Miles-example-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Turkish-Airlines-Cash-Miles-example-1024x719.png 1024w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Turkish-Airlines-Cash-Miles-example.png 1291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the example flight we tested, travelers had the option between the following six options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$1,289.87 cash price<\/li>\n<li>$1,229.92 plus 7,913 miles<\/li>\n<li>$1,193.95 plus 12,661 miles<\/li>\n<li>$1,169.97 plus 15,827 miles<\/li>\n<li>$1,110.02 plus 23,740 miles<\/li>\n<li>$1,050.07 plus 31,654 miles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of these choices provides just 0.758 cents per Miles & Smile mile in value. That's a terrible redemption rate for a very valuable mileage currency.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Other_Options_to_Turkish_Cash_Miles\">Other Options to Turkish Cash & Miles<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Keep in mind that you do have alternatives to using Cash & Miles to pay for your ticket. If you can find the ticket you want as an award, you are better off booking it all with miles. Unless you have a ton of Turkish miles already in your Miles & Smiles account, in all likelihood, you will need to boost your mileage balance. Fortunately, you can <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/credit-cards\/citi-thankyou-rewards\/citi-transfer-partners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer Citi ThankYou points<\/a> or Marriott Bonvoy points to Turkish Airlines.<\/p>\n<p>Citi ThankYou points transfer to Turkish Miles & Smiles at a ratio of 1:1 with a minimum transfer of 1,000 points. AwardWallet user data points suggest that transfers are not instantaneous but take up to one day.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/hotels\/marriott-bonvoy\/marriott-transfer-partners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer Marriott Bonvoy points to Turkish Miles & Smiles<\/a> at a ratio of 3:1 with a minimum transfer of 3,000 points. Keep in mind that if you are going to transfer Marriott points, you should always look to transfer 60,000 points since Marriot has a built-in bonus in its transfer program. When you transfer 60,000 points, you will receive a 5,000 miles bonus. So, with the bonus, you receive 25,000 miles instead of 20,000 when transferring Marriott Bonvoy points at a ratio of 3:1.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Anytime an airline mileage program provides a new way to use your miles, it's good news. Although to use Cash & Miles effectively, you have to be strategic. Unfortunately, the redemption rate seems to be quite poor. In most cases, using miles to pay for a substantial portion of your fare can be very expensive.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you have orphan miles in a Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles account, then using them through this new Cash & Miles program is a bonus. But, you are generally best served by paying for your fares either in cash or booking the flight as an award.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Turkish_Airlines_Cash_Miles_Overview\">Turkish Airlines Cash & Miles Overview<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_to_Use_Turkish_Cash_Miles\">How to Use Turkish Cash & Miles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Other_Options_to_Turkish_Cash_Miles\">Other Options to Turkish Cash & Miles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkish Airlines now lets you pay for a portion of your fare using miles. The new Cash &#038; Miles option allows members to pay for up to 50% of their ticket on Turkish Airlines flights using Miles &#038; Smiles miles, and can only be done via its website or mobile app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":81127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12069],"tags":[12756,12629],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-80667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-turkish-miles-and-smiles","tag-using-points"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80667"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255713,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80667\/revisions\/255713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80667"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=80667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}