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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.

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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.

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Turkish brothers with rare eye color draw attention

The couple, Suat and Esra Selman were in for a surprise when they had their first child 11 years ago.

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Turkish brothers with rare eye color draw attention

Mehmet Selman was born with one blue and one brown eye, a condition called heterochromia.

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Turkish brothers with rare eye color draw attention

Their second child Kerem Selman, who is now 4 years old, has the same condition.

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Turkish brothers with rare eye color draw attention

Many celebrities such as Mila Kunis, Dominic Sherwood, Kate Bosworth, Kiefer Sutherland and Jane Seymour have heterochromia eyes, making it a fashion trend.

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Turkish brothers with rare eye color draw attention

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.

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Turkish brothers with rare eye color draw attention

Suat Selman said the boys were happy with the attention they got when they were young, but now they feel a bit uncomfortable.

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Turkish brothers with rare eye color draw attention

"Sometimes, my boys shut their eyes in public to avoid attention," he added.

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Turkish brothers with rare eye color draw attention

Esra Selman said she felt lucky to have special boys.

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Turkish brothers with rare eye color draw attention