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  2. Oil wrestling - Wikipedia

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    The Turkish word for wrestling can be traced back to the Oghuz Turkic languages, which originate from the Eurasian steppes. After the conquest of Anatolia by Seljuk Turks, a form of traditional freestyle wrestling called Karakucak Güreşi (literally "Ground hug") was popularized, where special leather clothing was worn and wrestlers commenced the competition by pouring olive oil on their bodies.

  3. Wrestling in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    FILA Wrestling World Championships were held in Turkey in 1957, 1974, 1994, 1999 and 2011. The Turkish team won the Men's freestyle championship in 1951, 1954, 1957, 1966 and 1994; and the Men's Greco-Roman championship in 2006 and 2009.

  4. Oil wrestling at the Ethnosport Cultural Festival - Wikipedia

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    Oil wrestling is one of the wrestling ethnosports, which has a tournament at every edition of the Ethnosport Cultural Festival held annually in Turkey. The tournament has different categories. Not all categories are included below.

  5. Kırkpınar - Wikipedia

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    Oil wrestling scene from Turkey. After 12 years, the annual oil-wrestling competition of Kırkpınar moved to yet another location. Since 1924, bouts are held on the Sarayiçi island near Edirne. The last Ottoman sultan was exiled to Malta. In what remained of the Empire, almost everything traditional was replaced or westernized.

  6. Ethnosport Cultural Festival - Wikipedia

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    Oil wrestling is a sport in which two opponents covered in olive oil wrestle each other. Due to the olive oil, gripping the opponent is made much more difficult and thus ads a level of complexity to the sport as compared to the non oiled Greco-Roman wrestling. It is said that it was practiced by the ancients 4500 years ago but it has at least ...

  7. Category:Martial arts in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Wrestling in Turkey (2 C, 6 P) Wushu in Turkey (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Martial arts in Turkey" ... Oil wrestling; S. Sayokan This page was ...

  8. Karakucak - Wikipedia

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    Apart from this, Karakucak rules resemble Turkish oil wrestling rules. Among several local styles, Köprülü karakucak practised mainly in Çukurova has rules almost identical with Olympic freestyle wrestling. [4]

  9. Category:Wrestling in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Wrestling in Turkey" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Oil wrestling at the Ethnosport Cultural Festival; T.