90 Day Fiance has shown Mursel Mistanoglu appearing to return to Turkey and end his relationship Anna Campisi -- but did their relationship really end at that point, or did they reconcile? And if so, are they still together now?
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Anna, a 38-year-old mother of three from Bellevue, NE, is currently starring on 90 Day Fiance's seventh season with Mursel, a 38-year-old from Antalya, Turkey.
Prior to meeting Mursel on Facebook, Anna had a relationship that ended badly with a "controlling" man -- the father of her three sons: Joey, 15, Gino, 14, and Leo, 6.
Mursel seemed "kind and sweet" compared to her ex, and he and Anna bonded over their shared passion for beekeeping.
The couple therefore continued talking and sending photos to each other despite the language barrier between them and cultural differences.
Mursel, for example, is Muslim and doesn't drink, but she had faith things would work out.
Anna's first meeting with Mursel in Turkey surpassed her expectations, and so she returned to America and applied for his K-1 visa, which was later approved.
Anna acknowledged flying Mursel to America was a huge risk and might flip her family's lives upside down, but she was optimistic her family would come together.
But when Mursel met the boys, it was a little awkward for everyone involved.
A couple of Mursel's comments led the boys to believe he was going to view everything in the United States inferior to what he was used to in Turkey.
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RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWMursel's meeting with Anna's sons "didn't go well," according to Anna, and then he had to meet her mother, Charlene, who didn't like the idea of Mursel being in control of her daughter's household.
Charlene also learned Mursel was keeping Anna's three children a secret from his parents in Turkey.
"That's messed up," Gino said, who was with Charlene and his mom when Mursel came clean.
Mursel explained he loved Anna so much and felt guilty about the secret, but he knew his family would disapprove of him marrying a wife with kids -- and he didn't want to disobey his parents.
Best case scenario, Mursel hoped to tell his parents about Anna's kids in about 10 years.
Mursel said his parents would forgive his sins during their last moments on earth and that is the time to be totally honest and forthcoming about things.
Anna was starting to realize she might have to choose between the love of her life and her boys.
Once Mursel had been in America for about a month, he and Anna began planning their wedding. Anna put together little honey favors, while Mursel was constructing a "honeycomb altar" made of wood.
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Anna didn't feel heard or understood by Mursel, and she was tired of receiving "yes" or "no" answers from him.
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Anna, however, continued with the wedding planning, which included picking out a wedding dress.
"He's The One. It just seems like nothing is going right... [but] we'll get it all figured out," Anna cried when trying on the perfect dress.
While trying on tuxedos and suits with Mursel later on, Joey made it known he didn't want his mother to get married.
"Your situation does not make me happy," Mursel told Joey while they were being fitted for their wedding tuxedos. "You never give me good energy. You don't try to be nice. If you don't want me, I can go."
"It's that easy?!" Joey asked his mom. "Okay, situation solved!"
Mursel started questioning why he should stay in the United States if Anna's kids didn't want him around, but Anna was certain they could get through this.
"The boys mean everything to me. My life revolves around them, but I don't think they appreciate everything I've given and sacrificed for them. And at some point, I want to be happy too," Anna said in a confessional.
However, Mursel keeping Anna's kids a secret from his loved ones continued eating away at her, so she decided to give Mursel an ultimatum.
Anna told Mursel to tell his parents about her kids or else she wouldn't marry him.
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As expected, Mursel's parents seemed outraged by the news when Mursel told them about Anna's sons via video chat.
"She took you for a fool!" Mursel's father said, before his mother scolded him as well and demanded he return to Turkey and find a nice girl in his home country.
Mursel said his parents perceived Anna as an "incredibly bad" woman, and Anna was devastated to hear her parents would not accept her.
Mursel then decided to return to Turkey in order to please his parents, and Charlene accused Mursel of breaking her daughter's heart. Charlene had predicted her daughter's relationship would "end up in tragedy," and she just wanted Mursel to get "the hell out of" America.
Anna's two youngest boys, Leo and Gino, were also pretty upset by the news because they had just started to welcome Mursel into their lives and appreciate him being around.
Anna was disappointed that age 38, Mursel wasn't willing to stand up to his parents and just marry her for the sake of their love and happiness.
As for Joey, he was happy about the news and accused his mother of never thinking things through or considering all possible outcomes. Joey was disappointed in his mom for putting the family through all this.
In the days leading up to Mursel's flight back to Turkey, Anna forced him to stay in a hotel. She cried constantly and called him "weak." She ignored his phone calls and texts unless she watched to yell at him.
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"If we really cannot be together, I want you gone," Anna told Mursel via text.
Mursel said he felt lonely in a foreign land and wished he could spend his final days in America with Anna, but Anna insisted she no longer liked him and they were finished.
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Anna couldn't believe that Mursel wasn't choosing her and putting her first.
Anna then reluctantly decided to drive Mursel to the airport with false hope he would come around and decide to stay at the last minute.
"He tells me he loves me, but he can't man up and prove it," Anna said in a confessional.
Mursel told Anna he would love her "for a lifetime," but she didn't want to hear it. Anna just sobbed and sobbed.
"I want to punch you," Anna said, wiping the tears from her face.
Mursel told a producer his relationship was over.
"The K-1 visa is a one-entry visa, so once you leave, you cannot come back into the United States. So, once he leaves, that's it. He's not coming back," Anna explained to the cameras.
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At the airport, Mursel confessed he was scared to lose Anna, and the pair got extremely emotional when saying goodbye.
"Please, Mursel, don't go!" Anna said.
"I love you," Mursel replied.
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"I had good dreams coming to America from Turkey. If I knew this was going to be the case, I wouldn't have come," Mursel said in a confessional.
"If I could turn back time, I wish I had told my parents about the kids before. I am really regretting that right now."
Mursel repeated how he loved Anna so much, but Anna ran out of the airport quickly.
"I never thought we'd be here. He's broken my heart and I'm not going to go back from this. I don't think I can," Anna told the cameras.
Did Anna and Mursel's relationship really end at that point, or is the 90 Day Fiance couple somehow still together now?
Anna confirmed on Instagram in November 2019 that she and Mursel got engaged on September 8, 2018.Anna announced the news as part of her explanation as to why she and Mursel appear to wear wedding rings on 90 Day Fiance's seventh season.
"I finally got the ok! I've gotten a lot of questions about the rings Mursel and I wear. In Turkey it is customary to have an Engagement ceremony. This involves exchanging rings," Anna captioned a series of photos of the couple celebrating at a fancy event.
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"A red ribbon is tied to both rings and the Elder of the family says a prayer and some words to bless the Engagement and the ribbon is then cut. Then the couple goes around and kisses the hands of the Elders. It is also customary for the guests to pin money on the newly Engaged couple."
Anna concluded, "We didn't go through the whole engagement custom which would also involve both families meeting and getting a blessing due to my family not being in Turkey. We were engaged September 8 2018! Hopefully this clears some questions."
In shocking news, Anna and Mursel worked things out at one point and reportedly got married a year after their engagement!
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The couple has refrained from sharing photos or writing messages about each other on social media, but Mursel changed his home state to Nebraska on his Facebook late last year.
But Anna revealed how to say the word "turkey" in Turkish in honor of Thanksgiving, suggesting she's still together with Mursel. She apparently continues to learn the language and appreciate Mursel's culture.
Anna also hinted she and Mursel are still a couple when she wrote his name as a hashtag in a mid-December 2019 post on Instagram.
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"We need more days till Christmas! #notready, #90dayfiance, #oldestboy, #mursel," Anna captioned a photo with her son.
Early this month, however, Anna revealed on Instagram she had a health scare in which doctors discovered blood clots in her leg and both of her lungs.
Anna did not mention whether Mursel was around to support her or help her in the recovery process.
"I'm now on bed rest for the next few days. This is the scariest thing I've gone through. Everything I've read... is really scary," Anna revealed in her Instagram Stories.
"It could happen to anyone. If you feel like something isn't right...Take time to get it looked at. It could save your life."
Anna owns Beauty and the Bees Honey, a business which sells honey and a wide array of bees wax products.
Mursel studied at California State University, Northridge, according to Starcasm, but it's unclear whether Mursel came to America for the program or participated in online courses.
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