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Sultan Kosen – the world’s tallest man according to Guinness World Records – got married on Sunday with his fiancée Merve Dibo .

Sultan Kosen, who stands at 2.52 m (8ft 3in) tall, had given up on finding love as women were put off by his stature – until he met Merve Dibo.

Merve Dibo stands at only 1.73m (5ft 8in) tall.

“Now I will have my own family and private life,” Sultan Kosen told reporters.

Recalling his long search for love and happiness, he added: “How unfortunate I could not find a suitable girl of my own size. But in my fiancée I’ve found the person for me.”

World's tallest man Sultan Kosen got married on Sunday with his fiancée Merve Dibo

World’s tallest man Sultan Kosen got married on Sunday with his fiancée Merve Dibo

Now his dream of finding love has come true, he hopes to find a car big enough for his huge frame so his bride can travel by his side.

After becoming the world’s tallest man in 2009, Sultan Kosen achieved near celebrity status, and as a result the couple had plenty of VIPs to invite to their nuptials in his home city of Mardin.

Guests included a host of politicians, including Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul and PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as well as religious leaders and high-profile businessmen.

Sultan Kosen, who also holds Guinness World Records for the person with the biggest hands – 27.5 cm (11 in) long – and feet – 36.5 cm (14 in) in length size 28 shoes – had to have a wedding suit specially-tailored for the event.

He suffers from a rare disorder called pituitary gigantism, which causes his body to continually produce the growth hormone. Doctors believe his condition was caused by a tumor on his pituitary gland, which was removed in 2008.

Sultan Kosen grew normally until the age of ten when the tumor caused his growth to increase at a rapid rate – which was only halted until last year.

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Elisany da Cruz Silva, the world’s tallest teenage girl, walks hands in hands with her boyfriend on a Brazilian beach, the picture of young love despite a staggering 1ft 4in height difference.

Elisany da Cruz Silva, 17, measures an unbelievable 6ft 8in tall and has to bend down to plant a kiss on her 5 ft 4 in lover Francinaldo da Silva Carvalho, 22.

The youngster, from Salinopolis in Brazil, has a form of gigantism because of a tumor on her pituitary gland, which regulates growth. Doctors have since removed the tumor.

Elisany da Cruz Silva, an aspiring model, told Vietnam-based broadcaster BTV: “What really attracted me was his personality, the way he acts with people and the way he acts with me.

“The only thing that really affects us is when we hang out holding hands – it seems like he is my little brother or son.

“But I didn’t choose him, God did.”

Elisany da Cruz Silva, the world's tallest teenage girl, and her boyfriend Francinaldo da Silva Carvalho

Elisany da Cruz Silva, the world’s tallest teenage girl, and her boyfriend Francinaldo da Silva Carvalho

Elisany da Cruz Silva was too tall to ride the school bus and says she left school because of teasing from classmates.

She added: “It’s hard when I’m inside home. I get distracted and hit the wood in the ceiling with my head.”

Elisany da Cruz Silva lives in a small house with her sisters and mother Ana Maria Silva and step-father Luiz Jorge.

Her mother said: “I want her be like the other girls because I know she feels weird and sometimes wants to be like them.”

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