Onikişubat Municipality to host Kertmen Wrestling Festival

Onikişubat Municipality is organizing the Kertmen Karakucak and Shalvar Wrestling Festival on September 27, 2026, in Kahramanmaraş. The event, held in collaboration with the Turkish Traditional Wrestling Federation, features four categories: Minors (ages 11-14), Stars (ages 15-17), Adults, and Village Shalvar wrestling. Prize money for winners ranges from 5,000 TL to 30,000 TL. Mayor Hanifi Toptaş has inspected the prepared wrestling grounds and stands, noting that the festival aims to revive the local wrestling tradition after a 20-year hiatus.

In other regional news, the Onikişubat Gastronomy Center hosted a workshop where Çağlayancerit walnuts were integrated into Japanese cuisine, such as Japanese-style cheesecake, in collaboration with JICA and DOĞAKA.

Health services updates include the appointment of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Durdu Mehmet Köş as the Chief Physician of Gülhane Training and Research Hospital in Ankara. Additionally, health authorities in Şırnak reported conducting 30,895 home health visits to 1,471 patients during the first eight months of 2026. Various municipalities, including Balıkesir, Gaziantep, Yozgat, and Konya, have released updated lists of duty pharmacies for late September 2026.