There seems to be some confusion on the topic its not about residents, (those that reside in Turkey have been breaking Turkish law for as long as they have been visa hoping) if Turkish law allows you to come and enjoy the country as a tourist by purchasing a visa at the point of entry then that is the law in Turkey, the law in other country's are obviously not all the same, its a change to the tourist visa law that is the subject, I know a lot of owners that come to there property in April, May,and June, leave for the hot months July/August, and return for September/October/November, close there property for the winter and look forward to there holidays next year, they will not be able to do that now, and can you imagine an estate agent telling you ''you are allowed to buy in Turkey but its seasonal in this area so you can only spend 90 days out of the season in your new villa/apartment'' unless of course you become a resident! of which you are clearly not. Would you make the purchase? I very much doubt it!