VIDEO: Community secretly learns sign language to surprise deaf man

Residents of an Istanbul neighbourhood spent months learning sign language just so they could surprise a deaf man.

VIDEO: Community secretly learns sign language to surprise deaf man

Muaharrem's sister, Ozlem, organised the project with some help from Samsung - local residents spent months learning the language and cameras were installed around the area.

When the time comes, everyone gets into position. And as Muaharrem goes for a walk with his sister, he begins to notice something a bit strange. People on the street are addressing him through his own language - something that rarely happens.

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