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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.
Oil wrestling is a sport at the forefront of traditional Turkish sports. Wrestling was held in all of the fairs organized all over the Ottoman Empire, but the wrestler who won the "chief" title only in Kırkpınar was known as the "chief wrestler" until the next year's Kırkpınar wrestling. This idea continues to this day.
Traditional Oil Wrestling in Turkey is a UNESCCO listed Intangible Cultural Heritage. Wrestling (Turkish: güreş) is considered as an "ancestral sport" in Turkey, represented foremost by the annual Kırkpınar tournament in oil wrestling.
Kurtdereli Mehmet Pehlivan (1864 in Bukurovo village near Tırnova – April 11, 1939 in Kurtdere village near Balıkesir) was a Turkish wrestler. [1] He lived most of his life in the village of Kurtdere, 40 km from Balıkesir. He stood 6'5 (196 cm) tall and weighed 326 lb (148 kg).
Mustafa Dağıstanlı (11 April 1931 – 18 September 2022) [1] was a Turkish wrestler. [2] He had his best achievements in freestyle wrestling, winning gold medals at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and 1954, 1957, and 1959 world championships. In Greco-Roman wrestling he won a gold medal at the 1955 Mediterranean Games. He is credited with 389 ...
[3] [2] [4] He began wrestling at his age of 15 in yağlı güreş (oil wrestling) and continued in this folk sport until he entered military service. His sports wrestling career started 1936 in Ankara as he was discovered by the wrestler Celal Atik. [5] Yaşar Doğu was admitted to the national team in 1939.
Ibrahim Mahmut (1862 in Ezerçe, near Razgrad, Özü Eyalet – 1917 in Sarımeşe, near İzmit, İstanbul Vilayet), [1] nicknamed Hergeleci (Turkish for "trainer of unbroken horses"), was a pehlivan (oil wrestler) from the Ottoman Empire, who also performed as a professional wrestler. [2] He was the Kırkpınar champion in 1914.
Turkish martial artists (15 C, 3 P) A. Martial artists from Ankara (9 P) B. Boxing in Turkey (8 C, 5 P) F. Fencing in Turkey (2 C, 2 P) J. ... Oil wrestling; S. Sayokan