Yeah.....that's my concern.
I'm only gonna have 3 hours in between flights and it probably won't work out. I've been to Istanbul before and it's kinda hard to find people who speak English at that airport. I didn't want this to become a 3-day trip.
edit: on a sidenote, I'll probably try the ticket counter at JFK before leaving (if I have enough time). I'm trying to leave on my last day of work, so everything's pretty tight.