A remote village to Turkey has caused great interest among scientists. About the population is deafening with locals fearing that marriages are responsible.
According to the British «Mirror»this is the mountain village of Giokova in Samsun in Turkey, which has only 120 inhabitants. However, more than half of them suffer from disabilities, so that the sign language has been established as the main way of communicating.
The mayor of the village, Tuzndescribes a daily life fully adapted to the particularities of residents: ‘We have learned to rely on the sign as a community, but any stranger who comes here finds it difficult to communicate. There are hardly any healthy people“, He says.
Resident Sati Tazun says: “I have four children with disabilities and one of them has three children, all deaf and mug. My conjunction also has children with disabilities. “
The reason for the high percentage of people with disabilities in the village remains unknown, with residents divided. Some speculate that incest is responsible for the high deaftering index, as marriages between relatives are not uncommonaccording to the also British «Daily Mail».
Others, however, They blame responsibility on water pollution consumed for decadespointing out the accumulation of elements such as male, as well as chemical infection by industrial waste.
«I do not believe that incest is to blame, but the unhealthy water springs“, Says the mayor.
“We do not have access to clean water. The disability index is very high. Everyone here needs care, ”agrees, the resident of the mountain Turkish village, Rahmi Jizin, agrees.