Traveling the world, the “World’s Tallest Man” Sultan Kösen, who is 2.51 meters (8 ft.) tall and resides in Mardin,Turkey, is hoping to continue traveling the world with the help of his specially designed size 60 shoes from Germany.
Kösen, who lives in the Derik district’s village of Dede, made headlines in 2009 by breaking several Guinness World Records. He was famous for his enormous height as well as his unusually huge hands (27.5 cm) and feet (36.5 cm).
He visited over 130 countries.Kösen told the state-run Anadolu Agency that he was happy to be known as the tallest person in the world and to have the largest hands and feet.
