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$183 Find Cheap Flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Turkey

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Istanbul
Istanbul1 stop$653
Antalya
Antalya1 stop$750
Ankara
Ankara2 stops$779
Bodrum
Bodrum1 stop$4,035
Kayseri
Kayseri1 stop$1,291
Tarsus
Tarsus2 stops$942
Nevşehir
Nevşehir1 stop$1,159
Trabzon
Trabzon1 stop$1,087
Gazipaşa
Gazipaşa1 stop$741
Konya
Konya1 stop$1,122
Ordu
Ordu1 stop$1,070
Samsun
Samsun1 stop$1,071
Denizli
Denizli1 stop$1,085

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Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Istanbul Airport

FAQs - booking Turkey flights

  • I’m visiting the central region of Turkey. What airport should I fly to?

    Passengers flying from JFK Airport in New York to the central region of Turkey might consider booking flights to Ankara Esenboğa Airport (ESB), located right outside the nation’s capital. Lufthansa and SunExpress offer a combined one-stop layover that goes to Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Additionally, Qatar Airways has a layover that makes one stop at Hamad International Airport (DOH), and Turkish Airlines has a one-stop layover that goes to Istanbul Airport (IST).

  • I'm traveling to the Mediterranean region in southern Turkey. Which airport should I choose?

    Travelers flying from New York to southern Turkey for a Mediterranean visit should consider flights to Antalya Airport (AYT). Lufthansa and SunExpress provide a joint layover flight that stops at Munich International Airport (MUC). Alternatively, Dalaman Airport (DLM) is another option. British Airways has a one-stop layover that goes to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) before landing at Dalaman Airport.

  • Which airport should I choose for a visit to the northwestern region of Turkey?

    If you're traveling from JFK Airport to explore the northwestern part of Turkey, consider searching for flights that arrive at Istanbul Airport (IST). Turkish Airlines offers a nonstop flight to Istanbul Airport, while Egypt Air has a one-stop layover that goes to Cairo International Airport (CAI). For a more cost-effective layover option, Norse Atlantic UK and Wizz Air provide a combined flight that makes one stop at London Gatwick Airport (LGW).

  • Which airport is recommended for a trip to Southwest Turkey?

    Southwestern Turkey is popular for the Aegean region which features natural and historical attractions. If you're traveling there from JFK Airport in New York, consider booking a layover flight to Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB), situated a few miles from Downtown Izmir. SWISS and SunExpress have a combined layover that makes one stop at ​​Zurich Airport (ZRH), while Lufthansa and SunExpress has a one-stop layover that goes to Frankfurt Airport (FRA).

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Turkey?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Turkey.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Turkey?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Turkey from New York John F Kennedy Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Turkey?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Turkey with an airline and back to New York John F Kennedy Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Turkey?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Turkey from New York John F Kennedy Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Turkey

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from New York John F Kennedy Airport to the following destinations at these prices or less: Istanbul $517 one-way - $813 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 12% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
  • U.S. citizens traveling to Turkey are required to possess a valid U.S. passport and obtain an e-visa prior to their entry into the country. This visa allows for a stay of up to 90 days.
  • For individuals with reduced mobility, JFK Airport offers designated parking spaces, accessible restrooms, ramps, and elevators. Furthermore, they help those with hidden disabilities through the Sunflower lanyards program.
  • If you have extra time before your flight to Turkey, JFK Airport features Delta Sky Club lounges on the Mezzanine Level of Terminal 2 and near Gate 31 on Terminal 4. Additionally, there are American Airlines Admirals Club lounges in Terminal 8 on the Mezzanine Level and near Gate C42.
  • If you are headed to northern Turkey near the Black Sea, you should look for flights from JFK Airport to Samsun Carsamba Airport (SZF) or Trabzon Airport (TZX). Turkish Airlines offers one-stop layover flights to both locations, with each flight stopping at Istanbul Airport (IST) before continuing to either Samsun Airport or Trabzon Airport.
  • If you’re headed to the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, consider flights that go to Erzurum Airport (ERZ), nearby the region’s largest city. Turkish Airlines offers a layover flight that makes one stop at Istanbul Airport (IST).
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Flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Turkey: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from John F Kennedy Intl to Turkey 
Verified travelerFlew with Turkish AirlinesJFK-ISTAug 2024
Look for business class separate line, it’s a little farther than the regular check in line. You may miss if not paying attention
Verified travelerFlew with Turkish AirlinesJFK-ISTApr 2024
Absolutely fly Turkish Airlines! The 10 hour flight felt like just a couple of hours. I couldn’t believe we were landing!

Top 5 airlines serving from John F Kennedy Intl to Turkey

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from John F Kennedy Intl to Turkey? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
JetBlueOverall score based on 3514 reviews
7.0Food
7.7Boarding
8.2Crew
7.8Comfort
7.4Entertainment
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Communication with the customer and stay is important. Staff off with a minor inconvenience but it worked out of course. Also this was a very old Mint Class plane. They snuck this one in on us. The updated aircraft are much better.

6.0 GoodThurman, Sep 2024JFK - SFO
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Communication with the customer and stay is important. Staff off with a minor inconvenience but it worked out of course. Also this was a very old Mint Class plane. They snuck this one in on us. The updated aircraft are much better.

The flight itself was fine, but the boarding process was extremely frustrating. There is no one scanning boarding passes - passengers just scan themselves and enter the jetway. By the time my husband and I got on the plane and were halfway to our seats they determined there were too many bags on the plane and everything at that point needed to be checked. This created a lot of unnecessary chaos. They should have alerted people before getting on the plane that they would need to start checking bags instead of waiting until people were already on the plane.

In flight on demand didn't work at our seats. Only a single beverage/snack run.

Traveling with JetBlue from NYC was convenient as accessing JFK airport was straightforward via the LIRR to the AirTrain. Maneuvering through the terminal was hassle-free, which was a pleasant start to the journey. However, the flight experience itself left much to be desired. The seating arrangement was notably uncomfortable; despite securing a window seat, space felt cramped. This was exacerbated by the middle seat passenger encroaching on my area, which made the flight less enjoyable. Additionally, while the in-flight entertainment system initially seemed like a reprieve, the sound outlet on my seat was inoperable. This issue turned what could have been a manageable three-hour flight into a rather tedious ordeal, as I was unable to use the entertainment system effectively. While JetBlue provided a smooth process in terms of airport logistics, the on-board experience highlighted areas in need of improvement, particularly in terms of comfort and entertainment system maintenance.

Over 2 hour delay for a 50-minute flight is unacceptable, especially in normal weather. Very poor communication via app

Kayak sent over to jet blue my account being Mike Callaghan instead of Michael. I have a jet blue account with Michael that was connected

Going through JFK’s security is a mess. The TSA security said no shoes on the bins. So, we place our shoes in the belt and they came out all over the belt. Boarding was delayed and Flight as well.

Jetblue needs to improve on Onboarding as it seems to always be behind on departing. It never leaves on time. I would recommend to have an earlier Onboarding in order to leave on time and respect your customers time as well.

I booked this flight using JetBlue points and I was just so happy. The plane was so clean, I had every need met. Thank you!!

Another horrible Jet Blue experience. This airline has suffered the biggest decline of all from best to worst. TVs didn’t work (again). internet was temperamental. Boarded late and couldn’t get organized to serve snacks.

Turkish Airlines apparently no longer gives you 2 checked bags allowance on international flights, so that pleasure cost me $165 for my second suitcase at the airport. On top of that, they damaged that very suitcase, which happens to be a designer one and part of a set - ripped one of the four wheels right off.

Pretty standard for long haul international flying. Food was fine, tv/movie selection was great, wifi did not work at all, crew was pleasant enough.

Very poor service. Not friendly and special food ordered but not served

Very bad from ISTACC leg of flight specifically the seats. These seats are for economy not for Business class. I suppose when flying to a third world country you can fly any craft and no one questions it. I was very disappointed for that leg of the flight. This needs to change.

Was an excellent experience I have been flying Turkish Airlines for 5 years and always will

It was good. Turkish Airlines is one of the best airlines companies. I like a lot to travel with them

Four of my family members was settled in a different seats. I paid extra $200 dollars for 4 seats just to be all together, but they settled us on separated seats. After a lots of time they put us 2 and 2. My kids are 9 and 13 . How i can leave them alone???

It is much better than other airlines but not the best for the price

I did not like the quality of the food and there was no snacks offered between meals.

Awful seats, poor air circulation. Smelled like poop for 3-5 mins after someone used the bathroom. Child screaming for 13 hours

Staff was great. Space in bathrooms was very good. Boarding went smoothly due to aisles. I would like more room in coach. 2 more inches would be helpful. Lost luggage was a big issue; more on the administrative side than flight related, but diminished the flight experience.

Good but entertainment system was not easy and very buggy

Actual flight was smooth but we were delayed 70 minutes. Were promised to make it up to us but were given no refreshments

Flight was cancelled and I got rebooked with anther airline. Also had booked a direct flight and got a layover.

Did not fly HOU to SAT as flight was cancelled.

Very nice. Crew was excellent and our seats had great legroom which we paid extra for so I highly recommend this option when flying internationally.

I asked for antibacterial wipes three times and each time I was told they will bring it to me right away with nothing delivered. I finally went to the galley and was told you did not have it. In a post COVID world that is just wrong. The crew was very non compassionate to passengers asking basic questions about food. Very disappointing and makes me reconsider my routing for the future trips.

I was extremely stressed out with the delay of our flight, not because of the delay per se, but we weren’t getting any responses from the staff/crew as to what was going to happen with our connecting flights. I think if they were better informed, and in turn we were informed, we would be more at ease. Also, at the Newark security area, the scan machine detected something “foreign” in my crotch and behind area, I cannot believe that in 2024, these machines cannot differentiate between a sanitary pad and a dangerous object. The security officer who conducted the body search was really sweet and apologetic, and asked me if I would like to move to a private area and conducted the search thoroughly without making me uncomfortable, but it is clear that these machines need an upgrade for such issues.

Flight delayed at Newark by more than 1 hour. Weather was perfect. No explanation provided. This delay made me almost miss my connecting flight at Munich. Bags from all passengers from Newark were NOT loaded onto the connecting flight to Munich. Two days without fresh clothes.

I missed my flight because previous flights came in late. Customer service hard to find and could not reschedule for the same day. Many people appeared to be behind the customer service counter, but only one or two willing to speak to the public. No offer to find alternatives My experience frustrating Very bad

No fast track available, no organisation. Unpleasant boarding system at gate 20 at JFK. When giving feedback to the lounge team I was told to talk to the manager instead of taking the feedback.

The whole experience was great. The only improvement would be the entertainment selection

Flight attendant kept banging her cart into my aisle seat. Hard. Couldn’t lean seat back. Should be warned of limitations when booking seat

I will travel by BA only in future also. Only suggestion is they should give aisle seat in front near washroom for senior citizens

Economy extremely cramped. Dinner was not good. Breakfast was quite good. Crew was excellent.

It was good overall. Entertainment was ok, one of the TV screens had issue. Bit old plane but leg space was good. Overhead luggage had good space. The worst part was experience at Heathrow airport, it was total chaos.

Comfortable, pleasant staff, quiet, good entertainment, food, drinks. Better than American (flight back) when we were crammed in and staff sometimes indifferent.

I was disappointed with the quality of the food and the fact that I was not given a toiletry bag for an overnight international flight

I was disappointed with the quality of the food for an international flight also I wasn't given a toiletry bag which is customary in international flights.

Pretty disappointing. Paid for business class. It was burning up the entire flight. For a 7 hr flight, after the first few hrs. The crew disappeared. Poor service.

It's the shortest trip one could get from BEG anywhere, so it was fine.

I paid for luggage when I bought the ticket but I could not board until I paid for luggage again. The fault lays at the feet of eDreams, the company that booked our flight. Sorry, Air Serbia, but it did affect the boarding process.

They had lost my ticket and despite showing them the confirmation email with the itinerary and receipt of payment for the flight they could not put me on that flight and rescheduled departure postponing it by a whole week

Kraljevo is very convenient airport. It's brand new, small.and efficient. Great job!

Long delay (6 hour late departure, not informative enough to provide up to date info on flight, poor food quality

Plane was late causing me to miss connection. Flight the next late causing me to miss the rebooked connection. Air seberia I think is more late than on time

Plane was old. Seats were hard and very close together. No in flight entertainment.

This was my connection flight that was moved time ahead for a almost entire day so I lost it and I had to purchase new ticket once I landed in Copenhagen since nobody wanted to take responsibility for moving flight in that way so it’s impossible to make it. Very poor job by Underpricer, Air Serbia and SAS.

I purchased an exit row seat and priority boarding, about 3 months in advance. Without any communication whatsoever, my seat was moved to row 2, when I checked my reservation 2-3 days before departure. As no exit row seats were available anymore, I selected a seat 1C. However, once at the airport, I was issued maybe the worst possible seat, 29E, middle seat, one row before the last. It is not worth my time to request the refund on the ancillary purchase, I am simply done flying with Air Serbia. Also there was no boarding process to speak of at all, or online check in.

Lacking online check in, had to wait an hour in order to check in on the counter even without language.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

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