Türkiye
Economy
Opinion
World
Arts & Life
Sports
Photo
Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child
Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child
Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child
Tekin one of his kids six months ago, before he and Nihal recently had another child, a baby boy named Ahmet. 'Today, I have 32 kids and 12 of them are boys. I love them all,” he told Doğan News Agency. “If my health conditions permit, God willing, I want to raise the number to 50.' DHA Photo / Ferhat Dervişoğlu
Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child
The 54-year-old man said he knew the names of all of his kids and enjoys spending time with them. DHA Photo / Ferhat Dervişoğlu
Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child
DHA Photo / Ferhat Dervişoğlu
Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child
Tekin, a resident in the southern province of Hatay’s Reyhanlı district, entered his first marriage, his only legal one, in 1982 with Nihal Tekin, who was only 15 years old at the time. But in following an archaic custom of polygamy, he also married Gül Şaşar (41), Zekiye Koğu (41) and Fatma Budak (54). DHA Photo / Ferhat Dervişoğlu
Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child
DHA Photo / Ferhat Dervişoğlu
Turkish man with four wives has his 32nd child
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has long encouraged families to have at least three children, but one father in Hatay has repaid the head of state’s demand more than ten-fold, siring 32 children from four wives. Thirty-two offspring, however, is not enough for Halit Tekin, who hopes to reach the nice round figure of 50 kids. DHA Photo / Ferhat Dervişoğlu
ALL PHOTOS
Global South needs $2 trillion a year to tame, cope with climate
Winter arrives in Turkey as snowfall hits metropolises
Kütahya province welcomes winter with snowfall
Ancient Dara captivates tourists
Ancient Patara lures visitors
Enchanting sunset scenery from 'Little Venice'
Blanket of snow covers renowned crater lake
Frozen Lake Çıldır lures visitors
Postcard-like winter views from Turkey's Bitlis
