A Russia woman has welcomed 21 surrogate babies in just over a year with her millionaire husband – and insists she’s still a ‘hands-on mother’ despite spending £67,700 every 12 months on 16 nannies.
Kristina Ozturk, 24, who is originally from Moscow, wants a staggering 105 biological 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren with her wealthy hotel owner husband Galip Ozturk, 57, who she met while holidaying in the coastal town of Batumi in Georgia.
The couple have so far paid €168,000 (£142,000) to surrogates between March 2020 and July this year, and spend $96,000 (£67,700) a year on 16 live-in nannies.
However, speaking to Fabulous, Kristina, who also lives with her six-year-old daughter Vika from a previous relationship, insisted: ‘I’m with the kids all the time, doing all the things that mums normally do.’
The parent – who reportedly lives in a three-storey mansion with her family – previously said she and Galip opted to use surrogate mothers because they wanted to have as many 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren as quickly possible.
Their first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 Mustafa was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 on March 10 2020 while their most recent addition, and 21st 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 together Judy, is just three months old.
Kristina Ozturk, 24, has welcomed 21 surrogate babies in just over a year with her millionaire husband (pictured together)
The mother (pictured with some of her youngsters) insisted she’s still a ‘hands-on mother’ despite spending £67,700 every 12 months on 16 nannies
Kristina, who is originally from Moscow, wants a staggering 105 biological 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren with her wealthy hotel owner husband Galip Ozturk (pictured together), 57, who she met while holidaying in the coastal town of Batumi in Georgia
‘I can tell you one thing – my days are never boring. Each day is different, from planning staff schedules to shopping for my family,’ said Kristina when telling the publication about her routine.
Kristina, who spends £4,000 a week on essentials for the babies, including 20 large bags of nappies and 53 packs of 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 formula, shares updates about her hectic life to her Instagram account, where she has 162,000 followers.
Her snaps capture busy mealtimes, the mother playing with the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren and the babies being taken out for walks in a group of double prams.
In a recent Instagram Q&A, she explained the family’s routine, revealing that during the week, the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren eat separately to their parents, as father Galip is home late from work, reported Fabulous.
The couple’s nannies work a rolling schedule of four days on, two days off and all live-in, with bedrooms near the youngsters and their own kitchen.
The couple have so far paid €168,000 (£142,000) to surrogates between March 2020 and July this year, and spend $96,000 (£67,700) a year on 16 live-in nannies
However, speaking to Fabulous , Kristina, who also lives with her six-year-old daughter Vika from a previous relationship, insisted: ‘I’m with the kids all the time, doing all the things that mums normally do.’ Pictured, some of Kristina’s 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren
When asked on her social media account if each nanny is ‘assigned a particular 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥’, Kristina said: ‘No, there are no bindings. During the day – of course, a specific one is responsible for a specific 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥. But during the week the nannies change.’
One fan questioned if the mother was able to ‘spend quality time’ with each of her many 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, to which she replied: ‘Many times I have been asked how I have enough for each 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, whether I devote time alone to each.
‘Yes. We have a special bond with every 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥. I wish every parent to be able to spend all their time with their 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, because this is the most important thing in life.’
Kristina and Ozturk’s babies are Mustafa, 19 months; Mariam, 18 months; Ayrin, 18 months; Alisa, 18 months; Hasan, 17 months; Judi, 17 months; Harper, 16 months; Teresa, 16 months; Huseyin, 16 months and Anna, 15 months.
As well as Isabella, 15 months; Ismail, 14 months; Mehmet, 14 months; Ahmet, 14 months; Ali, 13 months; Kristina, 13 months; Sara, one; Lokman, one; Galip, 11 months; Olivia, nine months and Judy, three months.
The parent (pictured centre) – who reportedly lives in a three-storey mansion with her family – previously said she and Galip opted to use surrogate mothers because they wanted to have as many 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren as quickly possible
Their first 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 Mustafa was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 on March 10 2020 while their most recent addition, and 21st 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 together Judy, is just three months old. Pictured, some of the couple’s babies
The mother-of-22 previously revealed she and her husband have discussed having over 100 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, saying: ‘I don’t know how many their will eventually be, but we certainly don’t plan to stop at 10.’
Kristina who is originally from Russia, was a single mother when she decided to take a break by going to the sea in Batumi.
The popular tourism destination at the foot of the Caucasus is often referred to as the ‘Las Vegas of the Black Sea’.
She said it was love at first sight when she met Galip, a property and transport magnate originally from Turkey, on the first day there, and described him as her ‘mentor, guide and fairytale prince all rolled into one’.
Agreeing it was love at first sight, Galip added: ‘She is so easy to be with, she always has a smile on her lips and yet at the same time is shy and mysterious.
‘She was the kind of wife I always wanted for myself, an uncut diamond where I saw what a pure and kind heart she had.’
Things progressed quickly for the couple, with Kristina and her young daughter Vika moving to Batumi to be with Galip.
Kristina said that despite the fact Galip was a lot older than her, and had adult 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren of his own, he had no objections to having a large family.
The couple agreed that they wanted as many 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren as they could.
Kristina said they were originally preparing to have a 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 every year, however quickly realised that her reproductive ability was not enough to meet their demands.
The couple welcomed their first biological 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 together in March 2020 (pictured, Galip in August with four of the babies)
Kristina (pictured) spends £4,000 a week on essentials for the babies, including 20 large bags of nappies and 53 packs of 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 formula
They decided to use surrogate mothers, which costs around $9,707 each pregnancy.
The state of Georgia has allowed surrogacy since 1997 as long as the couple involved are hetero𝓈ℯ𝓍ual and married.
The 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 that is 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 automatically goes to the people who provided the genetic material for the conception, and the surrogate does not have any rights.
All of Kristina’s potential surrogates go through counselling and sign legal paperwork before becoming pregnant with 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren that are genetically from Kristina and her husband.
Only young women who’ve already had at least one pregnancy are chosen, and checks are made to ensure that they don’t have any bad habits or addictions before joining the programme.
The mother shares updates about her hectic life to her Instagram account, where she has 162,000 followers
The women are given psychological counselling to make sure that they are ready and prepared for the challenge, which will include giving up the 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦 when it’s 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧.
Kristina explained: ‘The clinic in Batumi chooses surrogate mothers for us and takes full responsibility for the process.
‘We are not personally acquainted with surrogate mothers and do not have direct contacts with them in order to avoid problems after pregnancy.
‘All communication takes place through the clinic, we only monitor health indicators, I make up a dietary menu for mothers so that the food is complete, I look at the test results.’
The pair have gone on to welcome many 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren into their brood, with Kristina explaining: ‘I gave 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 to my eldest daughter Vika myself six years ago. The rest of the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren are genetically ours from my husband and I, but were carried by surrogates.’
Her snaps (pictured) capture busy mealtimes, the mother playing with the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren and the babies being taken out for walks in a group of double prams
But the journey has not been straight forward for the couple, with Kristina revealing one of the surrogate mothers wanted to keep the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 after it was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧.
Because the babies are genetically from Kristina and her husband, the surrogate had no rights and had to hand the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 over to the couple.
The couple want to have more 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, and have discussed having over 100 babies, but have decided to wait until their babies are older before they embark on another surrogacy journey.
Meanwhile Kristina hasn’t ruled out giving 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 to more babies biologically, but said it was ‘not practical’ at the moment with so many young 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren.
She pointed out that the IVF process is a big strain on the body and she doesn’t want to be pregnant while going through the treatment. She explained: ‘We just not ready to talk about the final number. Everything has its time.’
The mother-of-22 said she personally trains each nanny with a strict routine for her 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren and provides instructions on the homemade food the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren should eat
The mother revealed many people assume she has an army of nannies, but she says she tries to spend as much time as she can with her large family.
Kristina claims to do most of the day-to-day 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥care herself and makes sure she spends each day giving care and attention to her babies.
However she also admitted looking after such a large number of 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren at once has proven more difficult than she thought it would be.
In one Instagram post, she commented: ‘I spend the maximum amount of time with my 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, but when I’m not with them, I control everything…
‘I teach each nanny independently when applying for a job – no amateur activity is allowed, the upbringing of 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren is strictly according to my instructions.’
Meanwhile Kristina also revealed she insists upon knowing what books are being read to her 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren and for what duration
Kristina said she ‘gives instructions’ on ‘what to read to 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren, in what order and at what time and with what duration.’
Meanwhile she explained she has a strict routine for dealing with 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren who are crying, revealing: ‘If the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 begins to cry, I forbid you to take him in your arms.’ Instead she said the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 should be ‘distracted’ in order to ‘calm down.’
The mother claimed she only feeds her 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren ‘homemade meals’ with ‘no purchased ready-made cans of complementary foods.’ She added: ‘Food is strictly according to grams – not a gram more, not a gram less.’
She also requires nannies take a photograph of each 𝑏𝑎𝑏𝑦’s dirty nappy so that she can determine if the contents is ‘of a good colour and consistency’.
Kristina continued: ‘Each 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 has a diary that records ALL the details of his life – what we ate, how much we ate, how I slept, how I walked, how many went to the toilet, how many were crying, what changes happened with the body.’
After putting the 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren down to bed, the mother works on household chores like making sure the food is in, scheduling menus and health appointments.
She added that her eldest daughter often helps her to care for the babies and said she loves being around to help.
Source: dailyмail.co.uk
