I just also want to add my say on the legal verses illegal comments posted regarding resident permits and tourist visa, if it is illegal why for years have the passport police allowed it without restriction consecutivley, why do they run the tourist visa as a service in Meis you do not even take your passport in person to the passport police there the boat captain does this for you! Why is it advertised openly as a service between Turkey and Meis/Rhodes visa trips etc. I understand that a lot of people are conned into believing that the resident permit system is recipocal but it is not so therefore if there is a loop hole to cut out the high very unfair charges to UK citizens especially compared with other European countries then go for it! I do have a resident permit because I need one for importation, but if it weren't for this I will be using the tourist visa at £60 for trip and visa for the Fethiye to Rhodes trip for 90 days compared to £90.83 not including the initial set up fee charges.I have a infant as well who travels free on either the Rhodes or Meis trip's but with a resident permit will/is charged half the adult price for a resident permit, so even more incentive towards a tourist visa rather than a resident permit.I note a 10 year visa to foriegn nationals staying in the UK costs £610 and a 5 year one in Turkey for UK residents is £1810.[?]