<p>Turkey's Sultan Kosen, at 2.51 metres 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.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"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 yesterday.<br /><br />"I am the happiest man in the world," he was quoted as saying on the website of the state-run Anatolia news agency.<br /><br />His 20-year-old bride Mervi Dibo, who hails from the Syrian town of Hasaka, added: "I hope this happiness will be long-lasting."<br /><br />The groom's black suit was custom made, requiring six metres of fabric, Anatolia reported.<br />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 metres tall.<br /><br />His growth has resulted from a tumor affecting his pituitary gland.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Last year, doctors said Kosen has overcome acromegaly, a rare hormonal disorder that caused him to keep growing well into adulthood.<br />Kosen is forced to use crutches in order to walk.</p>
<p>Turkey's Sultan Kosen, at 2.51 metres 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.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"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 yesterday.<br /><br />"I am the happiest man in the world," he was quoted as saying on the website of the state-run Anatolia news agency.<br /><br />His 20-year-old bride Mervi Dibo, who hails from the Syrian town of Hasaka, added: "I hope this happiness will be long-lasting."<br /><br />The groom's black suit was custom made, requiring six metres of fabric, Anatolia reported.<br />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 metres tall.<br /><br />His growth has resulted from a tumor affecting his pituitary gland.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Last year, doctors said Kosen has overcome acromegaly, a rare hormonal disorder that caused him to keep growing well into adulthood.<br />Kosen is forced to use crutches in order to walk.</p>