EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) — On a grass field slick with olive oil and steeped in tradition, hundreds of boys as young as 11 joined the ranks of Turkey’s most time-honored sporting event: the annual ...
Turkey’s Kırkpınar oil wrestling festival has returned to Edirne, continuing a tradition that stretches back more than 600 ...
EDIRNE, Turkey (AP) — After nearly an hour of grappling with his opponent under the blazing sun, Turkey’s “Tireless Wrestler” was crowned the winner of the 663rd Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Championships.
Edirne, Turkey (CNN) — Under a pop-up tent on a sunbeaten patch of grass, a shirtless Cengizhan Koca is bent over a pair of black leather pants in prayer. But more than just prayer alone is needed to ...
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EDIRNE, Turkey -- After nearly an hour of grappling with his opponent under the blazing sun, Turkey's "Tireless Wrestler" was crowned the winner of the 663rd Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Championships.