laf (word, remark)

well, probably you are right. I've been told about it but I couldn't believed. Also in Malatya there are a lot of very young children who sell different things on the streets. My friend told me that most of them come from eastern Turkey and their fathers generally don't won't to work, women in such families can't work, so children are sent to work for a family. I've seen many children selling sweets etc.
However I know also "normal" Kurdish people who say that they don't accept this situation but they can do nothing about it, because "fathers" of families don't want to change anything in their lives.

yes and askim means my love. opuyorum means i kiss

I love u very much my love; I kiss a lot (kocaman=huge actually )

I've also heard about it, but it was at least 30-40 years ago. My boyfiend's grandfather had six wives. Father of my boyfriend is a son of the sixth wife. It happens sometimes, but generally in more "arabic" places like Sanliurfa and the most eastern parts of Turkey. You would be suprised how many Arabian people from Syria or Iran live in Urfa. Sometimes in a whole family only one person is able to speak Turkish! This is very orthodox culture, girls in such families don't finish even primary school because their father doesn't agree for this.

Turkish men are very romantic people, so don't be suprised that he writes beautiful words to you. It's a part of their culture: listen to their songs, most of them are about love, beloved women, pain of love etc. You are very young (ok, I'm also not that old and he's also young. The best way for you both is waiting in my opinion. But be careful, because many boys working in touristic areas dream about going to some european country, just like England. Just read Lyndie's essay about tourist industry in Turkey, you will easily understand why they want to live and work in soem other country...
Nevertheless I wish all the best and I hope you bf is a good man and everything will be all right.

who knows, we'll see ha ha

wow! that's great! have a nice trip!!!

I'm going for vacations to Turkey! For a month! I just can't wait it... Thank u all who helped me!!!! Thanks a lot!

Iyi ki doğdun ....(the name) and again for a few times...