Leaving Istanbul with an expired Resident card

Hi, Zill.
I've been told that, for first time applicants, if your application is already being processed (like, added to the system and not just queued), you can request a leave of two weeks. If possible, he should check with them directly, and since it's a renewal more lenient rules could apply.

Thanks for your reply, actually its the third renewal, while he also owns a property here. Some one told my friend that he could possibly get a letter from the immigration office at the airport for re-entry..I don’t think it sounds doable.

Maybe the letter they're referring to is the same permission I've been told about. Hopefully, someone else here can share first-hand experience, or, better yet, the immigration office can clear this up and grant him the letter. He's been waiting so long. Best of luck to him!