This is confusing me somewhat. What some people are saying is that they live in England and they have a holiday home in Turkey. They spend six months of the summer season in Turkey, and spend 6 months wintering in England. So, what I cannot understand is that they spend equal amounts of time in both countries, yet only class themselves as being resident of one. The fact remains that as they are living the same amount of time in Turkey as the UK, then they are not classed as a tourist, but a resident, and they should obtain a Residency Permit, and not a tourist visa, which clearly they are not. After all, they wouldn't class themselves as tourists in the UK, even though they are there for only 6 months.
Just my thoughts on the subject.