page_title: Sultan Kösen
hierarchical_section_title: Sultan Kösen
caption_attribution_description: The public also had the chance to meet Sultan Kosen last Saturday at Smaralind, where he “autographed” copies of the brand new Guinness Book with his fingerprints
context_page_description: Sultan Kösen is a Turkish public figure, farmer and herder of Kurdish descent who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 centimetres.
  Kösen's growth resulted from the condition acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition, he uses crutches to walk.
  Born to a Kurd family in the southeastern Turkey city Mardin, he is the seventh tallest man in history.
context_section_description: Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982) is a Turkish public figure, farmer and herder of Kurdish descent who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 centimetres (8 ft 2.82 in).
  Kösen's growth resulted from the condition acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition, he uses crutches to walk.
  Born to a Kurd family in the southeastern Turkey city Mardin, he is the seventh tallest man in history.
caption: Kösen in 2009
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