Kristina Ozturk had 22 biological children by age 26 and says she’s just getting started. Her goal is to have over 100 kids.
Most people picture two or three children when they think about a family, maybe five if they’re feeling ambitious. Kristina has something entirely different in mind.
She lives in Georgia and shares her family with her husband Galip, who is reportedly a millionaire. Kristina is originally from Russia and had her first child, Victoria, with a previous partner.
After that, things escalated quickly. She had 21 more babies in just over a year using surrogates.
She says it’s not about having the biggest family in the world, but the happiest one. Kristina said: “I’ve dreamed about this since childhood. My husband also dreamed about having a big, happy family. So after we met, we started to put our dream into action.”
She hasn’t ruled out having more babies naturally either. Kristina explained: “I’m planning my pregnancy, but not straight away, because for now, I need to be close with my babies.”
The full list of names includes Mustafa, Maryam, Ayrin, Alice, Hassan, Judy, Harper, Teresa, Hussein, Anna, Isabella, Ismail, Mehmet, Ahmet, Ali, Kristina, Alena, Sarah, Lockman, Alparslan, and Olivia.
To help manage things, the couple has reportedly hired 16 full-time nannies. Each one earns $500 per month. Every month, they go through 20 boxes of diapers and 53 packs of baby formula. Essentials cost them around $5,000 to $6,000 per week.
Kristina says she doesn’t get much sleep. She jokes she’ll “sleep a lot in another life,” and says the babies sleep 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while she gets one extra hour in until 7.
Some people online have criticized her for having so many children. But she doesn’t care what they think.
She told the outlet: “To people who disagree with my choices, I say don’t have so many kids if you don’t want them, that’s your choice.
“Don’t use surrogacy if you don’t want, that’s your choice. But this is our life, and it’s our choice.”