{Turkey’s Sultan Kosen, at 2.51 metres (eight foot three) the world’s tallest man, has wed a Syrian woman he called the “love of my life”, though he towers over his 1.75-metre bride.
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“I cannot describe my feelings in words,” the 31-year-old groom said during the wedding celebration in his hometown in the southeastern province of Mardin on Sunday.<\/p>\n
“I am the happiest man in the world,” he was quoted as saying on the website of the state-run Anatolia news agency. <\/p>\n
His 20-year-old bride Mervi Dibo, who hails from the Syrian town of Hasaka, added: “I hope this happiness will be long-lasting.”<\/p>\n
The groom’s black suit was custom made, requiring six metres of fabric, Anatolia reported.<\/p>\n
Born into a farming family in southeastern Turkey, Kosen won global fame in September 2009 when Guinness World Records declared him the tallest man in the world. He was then 2.47 meters tall. <\/p>\n
His growth has resulted from a tumor affecting his pituitary gland.<\/p>\n
US doctors treated Kosen’s tumor in August 2010 in the state of Virgina with a precisely targeted shot of extremely high frequency gamma rays, using a non-invasive radiosurgical device known as a Gamma Knife.<\/p>\n
Last year, doctors said Kosen has overcome acromegaly, a rare hormonal disorder that caused him to keep growing well into adulthood.<\/p>\n
Kosen is forced to use crutches in order to walk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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