12.08.2026 13:40
During the imam marriage ceremony performed on the wedding night, the amount of mahr demanded by the bride made a mark on the night. The bride's request for '750 grams of gold, excluding what I am wearing,' with its enormous value of approximately 5 million TL, astonished those who heard it.
The religious marriage ceremony held on the happiest day of the young couple who tied the knot witnessed a rarely seen dowry demand. When the officiant, as part of the ritual, asked the bride what she wanted as her dowry, that famous dialogue that sent a chill through the hall took place.
"750 GRAMS OF GOLD, EXCLUDING WHAT I'M WEARING"
The bride, exercising her right to a dowry, which is one of the most important conditions of a religious marriage, chose a rather high and specific amount. Confidently, the bride answered the officiant's question, "750 grams of gold, excluding what I'm wearing." It did not go unnoticed that the bride did not include the jewelry she received during the wedding in this calculation and demanded extra security.
STAGGERING FIGURE: APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION TL
At a time when gold prices are at record levels, the current market value of the 750 grams of gold the bride demanded made the scale of the event even more striking. This astronomical figure, corresponding to approximately 5 million Turkish Liras, left both the groom's side and the wedding witnesses astonished. The details of those moments were etched into memory as the most talked-about event of the wedding.