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Friends in Istanbul
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29 Jan 2007 Mon 12:12 pm |
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Quoting Melnikaite: Quoting CKrager: Hello (Merhaba)
I too have a girlfriend and future wife.
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Hello, is your girfriend turkish? that means u gonna accept to be a muslim to get married wiz her? |
Is that strictly necessary?  I don't think so  . Don't you think it would be rather hypocritical to change your religion just because you are getting married?!
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29 Jan 2007 Mon 01:12 pm |
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Quoting aenigma x: Quoting Melnikaite: Quoting CKrager: Hello (Merhaba)
I too have a girlfriend and future wife.
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Hello, is your girfriend turkish? that means u gonna accept to be a muslim to get married wiz her? |
Is that strictly necessary? I don't think so . Don't you think it would be rather hypocritical to change your religion just because you are getting married?! |
You know, I am also to get married to a turkish man. He told me that turkish girls cant marry christians unless they accept to be muslim.
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29 Jan 2007 Mon 01:15 pm |
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Quoting Melnikaite: Quoting aenigma x: Quoting Melnikaite: Quoting CKrager: Hello (Merhaba)
I too have a girlfriend and future wife.
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Hello, is your girfriend turkish? that means u gonna accept to be a muslim to get married wiz her? |
Is that strictly necessary? I don't think so . Don't you think it would be rather hypocritical to change your religion just because you are getting married?! |
You know, I am also to get married to a turkish man. He told me that turkish girls cant marry christians unless they accept to be muslim. |
I see  . But its ok for Turkish man to marry non-muslims I assume?
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29 Jan 2007 Mon 02:59 pm |
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Quoting my turkish bf - it is not accpted, unless they accept to be muslim. By the way, imam nikah- a religious marriage is also a part of the marriage and it is possible between muslims. So how can you quote the lines from Quran if you are not a muslim?
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29 Jan 2007 Mon 03:29 pm |
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Your boyfriend is generalising - maybe his family are especially religious or from a small village. Whether you MUST become is muslim is only dependent on that his/her parents feel.
As far as I am aware, there is even less religious significance attached to getting married in Turkey than there is in the UK and divorce is commonplace. You can have a civil marriage service if you are a muslim as well.
In my opinion, if you become a muslim SOLELY for the reason to get married and quote lines from the Quran during your marriage service, you are not only being a hyprocrite you are also making a mockery of Islam.
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29 Jan 2007 Mon 03:31 pm |
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Quoting azade: Good luck with your new life I will be doing something similar in the future.
Concering your phone I'm sorry to say but you need to buy a phone in Turkey. Since last year you had to re-register it or something and pay a small fee to prevent it from closing but in my experience your phone will keep closing no matter how many times you pay the fee.
I don't know why, just that it's something the mobile network companies have come up with it. I'm surprised it's not illegal. |
if you have your warrantee papers and pay the customs dutry before you leave this is not a problem,it usually only relates to contract mobile phones, pay a s you go phones are fine as long as you take the warrantee and pay the appropriate customs fees.
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29 Jan 2007 Mon 03:33 pm |
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in answer to previous posts, muslims are not supposed to marry non-muslims and according to the quran should avoid socialising with non-muslims unless it is necessary, however it is not strictly forbidden in islam to marry a non-muslim..just not recommended.
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29 Jan 2007 Mon 03:37 pm |
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Quoting robyn  : in answer to previous posts, muslims are not supposed to marry non-muslims and according to the quran should avoid socialising with non-muslims unless it is necessary, however it is not strictly forbidden in islam to marry a non-muslim..just not recommended. |
I think we were talking about Turkish muslims though - I think it is fairly commonplace to marry non-muslims
It certainly seems to be ok if you are a resort waiter wanting a visa - the family suddenly seem to find it acceptable
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29 Jan 2007 Mon 03:41 pm |
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Quoting aenigma x: Quoting robyn : in answer to previous posts, muslims are not supposed to marry non-muslims and according to the quran should avoid socialising with non-muslims unless it is necessary, however it is not strictly forbidden in islam to marry a non-muslim..just not recommended. |
I think we were talking about Turkish muslims though - I think it is fairly commonplace to marry non-muslims
It certainly seems to be ok if you are a resort waiter wanting a visa - the family suddenly seem to find it acceptable |
 ..yes..a some of 'real'muslims dont like 'turkish muslims' because they usually don't follow the qoran as strictly.personally i couldnt give two toots what other muslims or non muslims do.its none of my business..
but a lot of turkish muslims marry non-muslims yes, although it is not always resort workers whose families suddenly come round
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29 Jan 2007 Mon 04:04 pm |
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Quoting aenigma x: Your boyfriend is generalising - maybe his family are especially religious or from a small village.
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29 Jan 2007 Mon 04:10 pm |
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Quoting Melnikaite: Quoting aenigma x: Your boyfriend is generalising - maybe his family are especially religious or from a small village.
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i dont know any christian women married to turkish men but i do women that are atheist who are married with turkish men.. and they are happy together despite not belieiving in Islam.and for the record children cannot be forced into Islam, they have to swear into islam of their free will if they so wish when they are old enough..
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