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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 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.
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.
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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.
She competed in the women's freestyle 57 kg event at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Russia. [2] She was eliminated in her first match by Alyona Kolesnik of Azerbaijan. [2] In 2019, she represented Turkey at the World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar and she won the silver medal in the women's 60 kg beach wrestling event. [3]
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She won the gold medal in the 72 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey. [26] [27] She lost her bronze medal match in the 72 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. [28] In 2023, she won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb ...