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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 growing sport, not limited to Turkey. However, it is difficult for foreign wrestlers to enter this National Turkish Championship. In 2000, Dutch oil-wrestler Melvin Witteveen's entry in Edirne was rejected, while Kadir Yilmaz, beaten by Witteveen some weeks earlier at the Amsterdam Kırkpınar, was allowed to participate due ...
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.
Aydın Polatçı grew up in his birthplace and took up wrestling there in 1993, having previously competed in the Turkish national sport of oil wrestling.He became a heavyweight at 1.90 metres tall and around 125 kg in body weight.
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 ...
The traditional Turkish national sport has been the oil wrestling ("Yağlı güreş") since Ottoman times. [7] Edirne hosts the annual Kırkpınar oiled wrestling tournament since 1361. [ 8 ]
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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.