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 (born March 10, 2020), while their 21st child together, Judy, was born just three months later. Some of their babies are shown in the picture
The mother of 22 previously disclosed that she and her husband have discussed having over 100 kids, saying: “I don’t know how many they will eventually become, but we certainly don’t plan to stop at 10”.
Kristina, who is originally Russian, was a single mom when she decided to take a break to go to the seaside 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’.
Galip agreed that it was love at first glance.
“She was the kinda wife I always wanted, an uncut diamond that I saw her pure and kind heart.
Things moved quickly for the couple with Kristina moving to Batumi with Vika, Vika’s young daughter, to be with Galip.
Kristina stated that Galip was much older than she and had adult children of her own, but that he didn’t object to having a large family.
The couple agreed to have as many children as possible.
Kristina claimed that they were initially planning to have a baby every other year. However, Kristina soon realized that her reproductive capabilities were not sufficient to meet their demands.
The couple welcomed their second biological child together in March 2020 (pictured with Galip and four of the babies in August).
Kristina (pictured) spends £4,000 a week on essentials for the babies, including 20 large bags of nappies and 53 packs of baby formula
Surrogate mothers were chosen by the couple, which is approximately $9,707 per pregnancy.
Georgia has allowed surrogacy in 1997, provided that the couple involved is heterosexual and married.
The person who gave the genetic material for the conception automatically becomes the child, and the surrogate has no rights.
Kristina requires all potential surrogates to undergo counselling and sign legal paperwork in order to become pregnant with children genetically related Kristina and her husband.
Only young women with at least one previous pregnancy are eligible. Before joining the program, checks are made to make sure they don’t have any addictions or bad habits.
The mother updates her Instagram account with updates about her hectic lifestyle. She has 162,000 Instagram followers.
Counselling is provided to the women to ensure that they are mentally prepared for the challenge. This could include having to give up the baby.
Kristina explained that the clinic in Batumi selects surrogate mothers and takes full responsibility.
“We do not know surrogate mothers personally and have no direct contact with them to avoid any problems after the pregnancy.
“All communication is done through the clinic. We only monitor health indicators. I create a dietary menu to mothers so that the food is complete. I also 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 are genetically ours, but were conceived by surrogates.
Her snaps (pictured), capture busy mealtimes and the mother playing with her children. The babies are also taken on walks in a group of double prams.
The couple’s journey has not been easy. Kristina revealed that one of the surrogate moms wanted to keep their child after it was born.
Because the babies are genetically Kristina’s, the surrogate did not have rights and had the child handed over to Kristina.
The couple would like to have more children and have considered having over 100 babies. However they have decided to wait until their babies have grown up before they embark upon another surrogacy journey.
Kristina said that she wouldn’t rule out biologically giving birth to more children, but it wasn’t practical at the moment because of so many young children.
She explained that IVF is a very stressful process and she doesn’t want her body to become pregnant while undergoing the treatment. She said, “We are not ready to discuss the final number.” Everything has its own time.
The mother-of-22 stated that she personally trains each nanny and gives instructions on what homemade food to eat.
The mother admitted that many people assume that she has an army if nannies. But she said she tries her best to spend as much time as possible with her large family.
Kristina claims that she does most of the day-to day childcare herself and that she spends every day giving attention to her babies.
She also admitted that it was more difficult than she expected to look after so many children at once.
In an Instagram post, she wrote: “I spend the most time with my kids, but when they’re not with me, I control everything.”
‘I teach each applicant a job as a nanny. There is no need to do any amateur activities, and the children are raised according to my instructions.
Kristina revealed that she is very particular about which books are being read to her kids and for how long.
Kristina stated that she gives instructions on “what to read to children” and “when to read it to them”.
She explained that she has a strict procedure for dealing with crying children, saying: ‘If the child starts to cry, I forbid your to take him in my arms. Instead, she suggested that the child should be ‘distracted to calm down’.
The mother claimed she only feeds her children ‘homemade meals’ with ‘no purchased ready-made cans of complementary foods.’ She stated that food is measured strictly in grams.
She also asks that nannies take a photo of each baby’s dirty nappy to determine if it is ‘of good colour and consistency.
Kristina said, “Each child has his own diary that records EVERY detail of his life, including what we ate, how much, how we slept, how we walked, how many went the toilet, how many we were crying, and what changes took place to the body.”
After the children are put to bed, the mother will take care of household chores such as scheduling meals and making sure that the food is ready.
She said that her eldest child often assists her in caring for the babies and that she loves being able to help.