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✅ After Booking:
Go to Manage Booking on the Turkish Airlines website.
Enter your reservation number and surname.
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✅ At Online Check-In:
24 hours before your flight, log in again.
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Business Class — all seats have extra space anyway.
Elite/Elite Plus members — sometimes eligible for complimentary extra legroom, subject to availability.
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✔️ Check in exactly 24 hours before — The earlier you check in, the better your seat options.
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