**Yes—provided you completed your residence permit application before your permitted tourist stay expired and obtained the official application form.** Turkey’s Migration Management states that applicants whose visa expires before their appointment may stay until the appointment date with that form. You therefore generally do not need to leave simply because your interview falls after your visa expires. [Official residence permit FAQ](https://en.goc.gov.tr/residence-)

Because **you have not yet received an appointment date**, check that your application is fully submitted and download or print its application form from [e‑İkamet](https://e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr/). Call **YİMER on 157 within Turkey** now, give them your application number, and ask them to confirm that your application covers your stay while the appointment is being assigned. An unfinished online application should not be relied on as permission to stay. [Official immigration information](https://en.goc.gov.tr/general-information41)

**Avoid an exit-and-re-entry trip as a way to extend your tourist stay.** Leaving does not reset Turkey’s limit of 90 days within 180 days. Also, the special travel document for first-time residence applicants is normally issued at the appointment; the online application form alone should not be treated as a re-entry permit. [Foreign Ministry visa rules](https://www.mfa.gov.tr/general-information-about-turkish-visas.en.mfa), [Migration Management travel guidance](https://en.goc.gov.tr/general-information41)

Check your visa’s exact allowed duration: **90 days and three calendar months can differ.** Attend the appointment with all required documents; missing it can affect your lawful-stay protection. [Official residence permit FAQ](https://en.goc.gov.tr/residence-)