 In an interview, he said that his biggest problem with his wife is communication, as he spoke Turkish but his wife spoke only Arabic.On 13 November 2014, as part of Guinness World Records Day, Kösen met, for the first time, the world's shortest man ever, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, at an event in London.In 2014, Kösen joined the Magic Circus of Samoa and participated in various shows around the world.