Men protest in village in Turkey where women refuse to marry

Men protest in village in Turkey where women refuse to marry A group of lonely single men have staged a protest march through a village in Turkey where women have refused all marriage proposals. The women say they do not want to be trapped in the remote village of Uzumlu in southern Turkey. The single men were joined on their protest march by some of their mothers, sisters and grandmothers who are upset http://www.menspoloralphlaurenoutlet.com/ by the exodus of young women from the village The mayor Mustafa Bashbilan told the Al Arabiya website there were 25 single men, aged between 25 and 45, in the village. But the last wedding in the village was nine years ago and since then its population has fallen alarmingly, from 400 to 233. He polo shirts ralph lauren said most of the town's young women had chosen to move to cities like Istanbul, Ankara and Antalya but the men stayed behind to farm land which has been in their families' possession for centuries. Mr Bashbilan said the town was not poor but the unhappiness of the men was becoming a social problem. One of the men's banners called onTurkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to help. Last month, in a speech marking International Women's Day, Erdogan said he believed 'a woman is above all else a mother'. The men held up placards during the protest, one of which polo ralph lauren outlet promised to impregnate their future wives with five children each Erdogan has been criticised in the past for urging Turkish women to have at least three children and calling birth control 'treason'. One of the singleton's banners in Uzumlu promised they would impregnate their future wives with five children each. But while that might please Erdogan, it is unlikely to change the minds of the footloose women of Uzumlu. The population of Uzumlu has almost halved in the last nine years with young women in particular moving away to the big cities like Istanbul, Ankara mens polo shirts and Antalya President Erdogan (pictured, second from right) at the wedding of the son of his predecessor, Abdullah Gul (second from left). Erdogan recently said the role of a woman was 'above all else a mother'