Can I get an e-Visa for Turkey with a Schengen visa for an earlier date than the Schengen visa?

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You can not enter in Turkey on 2 July as validity of your schengen visa starts from 06 July.

As per rule, you Schengen visas should be valid from entry in Turkey to exit from Turkey.

Your Schengen visas is valid from 06 July so that you should enter in Turkey after 06 July. otherwise you will be deported from airport.your Schengen visa is not consider as a VALID if you enter in Turkey on 02 July.

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Edit: Confirming the answer of @Tom:

KLMs Timatic query tool is more precise:

Turkish Airlines (TK), Egyptair (MS), Onur Air (8Q) or Pegasus Airlines (PC) can obtain a visa or an e-visa on arrival, for a max. stay of 30 days. They must hold a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months from the arrival date, return ticket on TK/MS/8Q/PC, hotel reservation and at least USD 50.- per day of stay. The e-visa can also be obtained online prior to departure at www.evisa.gov.tr.
- for those aged under 20 years;
- for those aged over 45 years;
- for holders of a visa valid on arrival, issued by Ireland (Rep.), USA or United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State

So it says clearly you need a visa valid on arrival, i.e. in your case you can not travel on 2 July.

So you have two options:

  • travel on or after 6 July
  • alternatively apply for a regular visa at the embassy instead of an e-visa

As I understand the process for an e-Visa is that upon arrival the immigration officer in Turkey checks whether you really fulfill the requirements, but likely your carrier will not let you board the flight if you don't.

Also note the requirements on hotel reservation, onward ticket on selected airlines and money.

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A visa is "valid" only for the period stated on the visa itself. It is not valid before the specified start date, nor valid after the specified end date.

If you could use a Schengen visa outside it's valid period, then anyone with an expired Schengen visa in their passport could also apply for an eVisa and enter the country.

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I entered Turkey with a Schengen visa earlier than the later travel period indicated visa. I was also in doubt about that, so I contacted the Embassy of Turkey here and they told me that, if there was anything wrong with my entries, the visa generator will detect it. I tried it and I was allowed to enter.

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