Woman aged 131 dies in Turkey

In Turkey, the alleged long-liver Hodi Gurkan has died, who according to relatives lived for 131 years

Hodi Gurkan passed away on July 30 in her native village of Binekli in southeastern Turkey. According to family data, the remarkable woman was born on July 1, 1894, and witnessed three historical epochs—from the decline of the Ottoman Empire to the establishment of the modern Turkish Republic. This is reported by the publication Turkiye Today.

Hodi left behind an impressive legacy—seven children and 110 grandchildren. The funeral of the long-liver took place in her native village, where she spent her entire life. Experts believe that the secret of her longevity may lie in a unique combination of genetic factors, traditional rural lifestyle, and the beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet.

It should be noted that Hodi Gurkan's claimed age has not been officially confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records or other authoritative organizations involved in verifying cases of exceptional longevity.

If the Turkish long-liver's age had been confirmed, she could have been considered the oldest person in human history. Today, this title belongs to 116-year-old Spanish woman Maria Branyas Morera. The record for longevity is officially held by Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who lived for 122 years, although the reliability of this data is questioned by some researchers.

The documented longevity record belongs to Japanese woman Kane Tanaka, who lived for 119 years and 107 days.