I met someone that´s turkish and he seems to be a good person. I am affraid of falling for him. This is because I hardly know turkish customs and traditions. I don´t know how things work out in Turkey. For example, if I got married  to a turkish guy, what are the traditions? Do they have more than one wife? And if we had children together, is it possible that he can take away my children if the marriage doesn´t work out? If I go to Turkey, what are the laws regarding to child custody? Is it possible that I couldn´t take my child outside Turkey?

I know is too soon to think of all of this, but I don´t want to make a mystake by falling for someone and end up being hurt or in an uncomfortable position in which I can not choose.

 Girl,which world you are living in?

....right.... strange question

No, guys are not supposed to have several wives, but I have met some guys who actually did have several ways, illegally. They were all idiots though.

You shouldn´t ask these kind of questions. Every guy is different. Talk to him about what HE thinks is normal, and look at what kind of a person he is. If Turkey is filled with a-holes, he might be the one good guy. If Turkey is filled with good guys, he might be the one a-hole.

 The issue is that we have 21 st century and still ignorant ppl who have no slightest idea about Turkey.

In the era of net and easy access to information, posts like"Do they have many wives?"just show ignorance and total,total lack of respect...sorry,could not resist!!!

and then you wonder why there are some many translation requests ,broken hearts,dramas and bimbos everywhere....

Ptaszek, aren´t you being rude? I think the OP asked these questions BECAUSE she wanted to learn something, and this is what this site is all about (and a good laugh of course). Not everyone is so familiar with international law as you are birdy Do you have extensive knowledge about ALL countries in the world?

I know polygamy is illegal but still practised on a small scale but I have no idea about child custody. I might be mistaken, but I think in Egypt it´s the father of the child that has custody if the mother is not a citizen, I wonder what´s it like in Turkey. Yes, I can google it but I´m too lazy

Sorry if I seem to be ignorant. It wasn´t my intention to be disrespectful. I am just asking some stupid questions (yes stupid) because I have been thru  a lot in my life. I know it´s logic to look up the info in the net (something I already have done), but I wanted to be oriented by people and not by some google search. I´ve seen lots of things, and no, I don´t know what I was thinking when I posted this in the forum. I guess I´m just very stupid to think I could be oriented in a good way without been made fun off.

Once again SORRY...

 I also do apologise if I appear to be rude and hurt your feelings.I admit I joked in the other thread as your post surprised me and shocked.I am sorry to hear that you had bad experience in the past but I hope all good is for you in the future and all you need is a bit more belief,whatever happens think positive first of all .I know that once bitten twice shy but try to be couregous about future.

I wish you all the best and A BIG SORRY again.

 5 years ago before my first coming to Turkey i thought the same 

Having more than one wife is illegal in Turkey.  Men will have more than one woman though, not just in Turkey, but many countries have stories of famous men and their extra women...legal or not.....so it depends on your man.....but rest assured, he can have only one legal wife in Turkey.

As for custody of the children, I really don´t know about that. I would think it would depend on the citizenship of the child.  If one owes something like child support or alimony in the US, Turkey respects and honours those laws. I think you are asking some important questions, and it´s a good idea to ask them now, but they are also legalistic questions that need verification by someone knowledgable in legal issues.

Perhaps someone here can point you in the right direction.

Family law-Child´s custody/divorce

the best way to find out is calling ,writing to Turkish Embassy  in your country or even  checking their website as such legal info is there for sure.