I’m trolled for having 22 ‘designer babies’ via surrogate at 26 and ‘buying kids’ – but I won’t stop
KRISTINA Ozturk may be just 26, but she's already a mum to a whopping 22 babies via surrogacy.
The Russian-born blogger welcomed 21 surrogate babies into the world with millionaire businessman hubby Galip, 57, between March 2020 and July 2021.
Her eldest child, an eight-year-old daughter named Victoria, was conceived naturally with a partner from a previous relationship, leaving Kristina with a huge family of mostly little tots.
The three-year-olds, which the mum currently brings up herself after Galip was arrested in May as part of a Russian fraud probe, are Mustafa, Maryam, Ayrin, Alice, Hassan, Judy, Harper, Teresa, Hussein, Anna, Isabella, Ismail, Mehmet and Ahmet.
Our children are the future of the world
Kristina Ozturk
The massive bumper brood also has two-year-olds named Ali, Kristina, Alena, Sarah, Lockman and Alparslan, as well as the latest addition to the family, the youngest daughter Olivia, who was born in 2021.
However, despite being criticised for ''buying kids'', the Georgia-based mum, has no plans of stopping any time soon - Kristina previously revealed she wants to hit triple digits.
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The Turkish business tycoon was jailed in 2023 on charges related to money laundering, as well as falsifying documents.
Luckily, for the baby-addicted wife, Kristina has an army of 16 live-in nannies which lend a helping hand to the 26-year-old whilst the hubby is spending eight years behind the bars.
The duo first met at a gentlemen’s club in Moscow, Russia, and have since started their chapter in a lavish three-story mansion in Batumi, Georgia.
Back in February of last year, Kristina - who's paid £142k to surrogates - also released a book, Baby's Diary, where she talks about her experiences as a mum to a bumper brood.
“It would seem that everything about raising children has already been written, but every day every parent is looking for useful information to give only the best to their children,” the mega-mum said.
“And I'm no exception. As a mother of 22 children, I can say for sure that there is no such thing as too much information: you can always find something new for yourself.
“After dozens, or even hundreds of articles, books, webinars and training, I decided to create my own book, where the most important information for young parents will be collected and structured bit by bit.”
Whilst the business tycoon - who is 32 years her senior - is serving his prison sentence, Kristina has let the social media content slip a little, as she's learning to adjust to the new life.
She wrote: "Many of you have noticed with the events happening in our family, it’s been harder for me to keep the page.
"It's hard to talk about some household things or joys when all thoughts are far away and busy just waiting for my husband to come home to us.
"I'm sure that day will come soon, but in the meantime, I just want to say thank you so much for all your support and kind words."
Before the arrest of her millionaire husband, Kristina would regularly share updates of their unusual life, and even admitted she wished to have 105 kids at some point.
''After all, our children are the future of the world,'' she explained on Instagram.
''At the moment, our dad is far away from us, and my children and I miss him very much,'' the mum-of-22 wrote in the heartwarming post.
20 large packages of nappies a week
Kristina and Galip previously revealed their nannies work a rolling schedule of four days on, two days off, and live in bedrooms near the children.
The massive mansion also features their very own kitchen where the live-in nannies can order food.
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The bumper brood gets through a staggering 20 large packages of nappies each week, as well as 53 packs of baby formula.
You can follow Kristina and her adventures on batumi_mama, where her page has amassed close to 260k fans.