Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling: The Oldest Continuosly Sport Competition in the world. by Aydemir Ay for Kindle on BookLending.com

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Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling: The Oldest Continuosly Sport Competition in the world.

Aydemir Ay

ASIN: B005VFE7D0

Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC

Pages: 41

Competition and festival combines Muslim culture, Turkish tradition and summertime spectacle. Held just outside Edirne on the Sarayici Peninsula (one-time site of Ottoman capital's palace), the centuries-old sport can't be missed if you're in Turkey at the end of June. The wrestlers are the biggest and oiliest from around Turkey. Wearing the traditional leather shorts and buckets of olive oil, they compete for the title of Bas Pehlivan, Head Wrestler. a month of festivities, pop concerts, gypsy markets and three days of competition lead up to the final match when the winner becomesa national hero and takes his place in sporting history.

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