A BBC Three documentary has exposed such a shocking lack of sexual education in Turkey that men visit prostitutes to learn how to have sex.
Stacey Dooley visits the country which borders Syria and has a visible ISIS presence.
Sex workers who, despite their profession being legal in the country, are scared for their lives, because if they reveal to their friends and family what they do for a living, they could be killed.
The journalist speaks with one brave prostitute in her place of work, who informs the gobsmacked presenter that men are that clueless about sex that they believe the correct way to have sexual intercourse is with their wives' belly buttons.
Hulya - who has been a sex worker since she was 15 - tells Stacey that prostitutes are important within Turkey as they essentially stop young women who have just been married from being killed.
"Some people don't know which bit goes where during sex. Of course in Turkey virginity is important.
"So for example, on the marriage night a man forces himself into his wife's belly button, if there is no blood he might think she is not a virgin and could kill her.
"Of course there will be no blood from there, so by showing them how to do it with our help, they'll have healthy relationships and it will prevent killings," Hulya says.
Stacey is utterly shocked as she asks Hulya: "I mean genuinely you have guys trying to sh*g you by putting their d***s in your belly buttons.
"It's one of the most bizarre things I have ever heard I think. I've spoken to many prostitutes all around the world and that is a first."
The host, who has made several documentaries for BBC focusing on the rights of women around the world within the sex trade, also visits another sex worker who identifies as transgender.
Daria is forced to carry an arsenal of weapons with her when a client visits her including a taser, a serrated knife, a bottle, and pepper spray.
She gets emotional as she tells Stacey that although she has been a sex worker for 20 years she feels there is nothing else available for her to do: "I am a transvestite in her 40s, I live in Turkey and I like my country, but my living conditions are terrible.
"I don't want to be a prostitute. My body is very tired. It's better than nothing, but I don't want to do this."
Stacey also puts herself in danger as she gets harassed by men on the street who believe she is a prostitute and beg her for sex.
The host is amazed that despite the profession being legal and brothels provided for workers to carry out their jobs, there are so many people living in fear from the state.
* Sex in Strange Places airs on BBC Three online this week
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