Kyrgyz Tradition Of Kidnapping A Wife Still In Practice

ISMAIL VILLAGE, KYRGYZSTAN - APRIL 2: Tukun Saburuv (L) and his wife Burulkan (C) sit while their daughter, son and his wife stand behind in the kitchen of their home April 2, 2005 in Ismail, Kyrgyzstan. As part of the Kyrgyz tradition, In 1967 Tukun kidnapped his wife Burulkan, after knowing her for a month and meeting her four times, from near her family's house. He brought her home, and the women of the house convinced her to wear the Jooluk, a white head cover, and marry Tukun. (Photo by Yoray Liberman/Getty Images)
ISMAIL VILLAGE, KYRGYZSTAN - APRIL 2: Tukun Saburuv (L) and his wife Burulkan (C) sit while their daughter, son and his wife stand behind in the kitchen of their home April 2, 2005 in Ismail, Kyrgyzstan. As part of the Kyrgyz tradition, In 1967 Tukun kidnapped his wife Burulkan, after knowing her for a month and meeting her four times, from near her family's house. He brought her home, and the women of the house convinced her to wear the Jooluk, a white head cover, and marry Tukun. (Photo by Yoray Liberman/Getty Images)
Kyrgyz Tradition Of Kidnapping A Wife Still In Practice
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