2/5. Resat Yagdi lives with his wife and three children in a Kurdish village in south-east Turkey. Polygamy, though outlawed by the government, is common in this Muslim region, and Resat plans to take a local girl, Ayse, as a second wife. But first he must build her a new home and pay her parents a substantial bride price, leaving him some E18,000 out of pocket. This documentary gives a fascinating insight into a part of the world where women are seen as economic assets and "honour killings" and inbreeding are rife - facts the authorities are keen to hide as they negotiate entry into the European Union.
Director Nick Read ; Producer Mahmut Kaya