Turkish brothers with rare eye color draw attention
Two brothers in Turkey's western Bursa province draw people's attention with their rare eye color.
- Life
- Published Date: 04:38 | 27 September 2019
- Modified Date: 04:42 | 27 September 2019
The couple, Suat and Esra Selman were in for a surprise when they had their first child 11 years ago.
Mehmet Selman was born with one blue and one brown eye, a condition called heterochromia.
Their second child Kerem Selman, who is now 4 years old, has the same condition.
Many celebrities such as Mila Kunis, Dominic Sherwood, Kate Bosworth, Kiefer Sutherland and Jane Seymour have heterochromia eyes, making it a fashion trend.
The condition does not impair vision and is caused as a result of different concentrations of melanin, a pigment which determines eye and skin color.
Suat Selman said the boys were happy with the attention they got when they were young, but now they feel a bit uncomfortable.
"Sometimes, my boys shut their eyes in public to avoid attention," he added.
Esra Selman said she felt lucky to have special boys.