Turkish Airlines Stopover Program

FREE Turkish Airlines Stopover Programme and a free night’s stay in Istanbul

Flying from South Africa with Turkish Airlines? Score a free hotel stay in Turkey’s capital, en route to your next international destination, to enjoy the food, shopping and so much more.

How to book?

Step 1

Choose Multi City on Travelstart. Build it like this:

First leg: South Africa → Istanbul → Final Destination
Second leg: Your destination → Istanbul → South Africa

Step 2

Book it. Check that it is:

Turkish Airlines
One reservation
Round trip

Make the Istanbul stop 20 hours or more. And make sure all your flights are on one booking.

Step 3

Apply for your hotel. Use the Turkish Airlines Stopover page and enter your surname and your ticket number. You must apply at least 72 hours before departure.

Step 4

Use your hotel voucher. Turkish Airlines will send you the hotel details and voucher. Once you’ve landed in Istanbul, head to your hotel and enjoy!

Helpful tips

What Is Included

When travelling in Economy Class with a stopover in Istanbul of 20 hours or longer – you get 1 nights’ complimentary accommodation at a 4-star hotel (Old Town) including breakfast.
When travelling in Business Class with a stopover in Istanbul of 20 hours or longer – you get 2 nights complimentary accommodation at a 5-star hotel (New City) including breakfast
Excludes return airport/hotel transfers
Excludes costs of travel around the city
Excludes all other meals
Excludes all other items not specified under inclusions

Terms & Conditions

Free accommodation is available for flights departing from South Africa, with an International connection from Istanbul to:
- Asia-Far East
- America (USA, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, Cuba)
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- Europe
- Middle East (Israel, Iran and Saudi Arabia)
- North Africa (Morocco and Tunis).
The Stopover application can be processed after the ticket has been issued
Ensure all eligibility requirements are met: The stopover service remains subject to the applicable eligibility criteria, itinerary requirements and terms and conditions
The Stopover Programme is NOT applicable if you are travelling from South Africa to Turkey as your final destination.
The departure and last arrival point MUST be South Africa – for instance, Cape Town-İstanbul-Frankfurt-İstanbul-Cape Town.
If stopover lasts more than 24 hours, the passenger should collect his luggage upon arrival in Istanbul. Make sure that your bag is tagged to Istanbul when you check-in in South Africa
Passengers are required to submit their Stopover application at least 72 hours before the departure of the applicable flight
Free accommodation is available for return tickets, with an international connection. This offer is NOT valid on one-way flights.
Free accommodation can be used on either the outbound or return journey.
Free accommodation is available to passengers with a stopover of 20 hours or more.
Free accommodation is ONLY available for flights operated by Turkish Airlines and NO codeshare flights which are flight numbers starting with TK but operated by other airlines

Please Note

You can extend the accommodation at your own expense, at a discounted rate. Once Stopover is confirmed and the hotel voucher has been emailed to you, you can email the hotel directly to book the extended stay. The hotel will then send you a link and promo code.

The information on this page is correct as of date of publishing. While every effort is made to keep information as fresh as possible, Travelstart takes no responsibility for any of the information being out of date or incorrectly noted.

VERY IMPORTANT- South African Passport Holders DO require visas for Turkey but they are free of charge and quick and easy to apply for online. Please use this link and ensure that you apply for your visa at least 48 hours prior to your stopover in Istanbul. Please print out a copy of your visa and keep it with you at all times. https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/apply/

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Please note that the prices are subject to availability and block out dates do apply over peak season.

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