Do Turkish people marry their cousins?

[Anonymous]

Apparently 20% of Turkish people a year marry their cousin whether its their first or second cousin it doesn't matter they still marry their cousin and apparently prefer to instead of marrying someone that is not related to them, also apparently Greeks do aswell? :S Is this actually true or some bullshit..

[Horuseus]

As far as I know, it is really common in 3/4 of turkey. Because they are ignorant, they just see women like child-maker machines. So fathers give or sell their daughters to their relatives. It doesn't matter if it is relative or not. Being woman and breathing is enough for them to marry and make babies. On the other hand, there are a little bit more modern cities and these traditions are not in use. Of course there can be conscious people who fell in love with their cousins. But this is for conscious people. Ignorants don't care about loving a woman, they just want a woman for houseworks and babies. They abuse women all the time. They show no respekt and see them as slaves.

[BertMacklinFBI]

its not illegal in their country, and some say they do it to keep the bloodline pure? I don't know if that's bullshit or not.

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[girlintheus]

I am Turkish and I haven't met with anyone who married with their relatives. It is just some bullshit. I have lived both in Turkey and the U. S. and I can say the only difference between these relationship thing is Turkish people love to take it slower with their partners sexually and I guess it comes from our family culture.

[523206720]

Its okay to marry your second cousin as there is no blood relationship whatsoever in that case - only social relationships. Marrying first cousins is different. You should not say the two are the same it's not.

[Asker]

Where did i say they are the same? I said "whether its their first or second cousin it doesn't matter" meaning it doesn't matter to them i didn't say they was the same as eachother.

[Rahdle]

Not only Is it true, it's law. The first born child must marry a cousin or the marriage is illegal. Punishment is death by stoning.

I'm totally kidding. I know nothing of Turkish anything

[girlintheus]

Not funny

[Rahdle]

I'm sorry

[SatanClaus]

What is this that im reading @theCatcherintheRye, is it true?

[theCatcherintheRye]

cross-cousin marriage is not illegal, but it's not common. not in the western part at least. I think people did marry their distant relatives in the past and marriage traditions have changed over time throughout the country.

[SatanClaus]

Thanks fo ya input @theCatcherintheRye.. interesting

[theCatcherintheRye]

any time ;)

[apple24]

i have no clue.

[GirlsEatGirls]

It is true

[Anonymous]

I don't know.