Love knows no barriers..
Nice day for a height wedding: World's tallest man finds love with woman 2ft 7in shorter than him
- Sultan Kosen is 8ft three ins, and dwarfs his 5ft 8 ins fiance Merve Dibo
There may be two and a half feet between him and his future wife, but world's tallest man Sultan Kosen is on cloud nine after meeting the woman of his dreams.
The Turkish farmer - who at 8ft three ins, dwarfs his 5ft 8 ins fiancee - is set to marry Merve Dibo in a ceremony today.
Kosen has long been searching for a woman to share his life with, and had reportedly given up hope - until he met Ms Dibo.
The World's tallest man Sultan Kosen poses with his fiancee Merve Dibo during their henna night, the ceremony held one day before the wedding
Kosen, 30, has long been searching for a woman to share his life with, and had reportedly given up hope - until he met Ms Dibo
He told an AA reporter: 'Now I will have my own family and private life.
'How unfortunate I could not find a suitable girl of my own size. My fiancee is over 1.75 meters tall, but I believe I've found the person for me.'
Kosen also holds the Guinness World Record for the size of his 27.5cm hands and feet, which are recorded 36.5 centimetres - a massive size 28.
Sultan suffers from a rare disorder called pituitary gigantism, which causes his body to continually produce the growth hormone.
His condition is believed to have been caused by a tumour in the pituitary gland.
Doctors thought they had cured him in 2008 when they removed the tumour but he continued to grow by half and inch a year.
wow Congratulations to the couple :)
The nice thing is they can do interesting things due to the height difference (No details)
She can know how much he has in his pocket with putting her hands, just by looking :O)
Congrats for the couple !
Yes Sultan Kosen must have fell well over his heels to propose!
Bride Merve Dibo is really lucky to have an imposing husband ...... !
Wish them joys ! ........................... ..................... .......................Mon, 28.10.2013, 05.38 hrs.