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Traditional oil wrestling events in Turkey

Overview

Traditional oil wrestling (yağlı güreş) events have been held across various regions in Turkey, supported by local municipalities to preserve cultural heritage.

In the Aegean and Mediterranean regions, municipalities in Beyağaç and Elmalı organized matches to promote local wrestling centers. The 674th Historical Elmalı Oil Wrestling matches, described as ‘the first wrestling arena of the Turks,’ were attended by local officials to emphasize the importance of the tradition.

Subsequent tournaments in Kula and Elmalı have concluded with various winners. In Elmalı, Tevfik Gülter secured first place in his category, receiving sponsorship support from Öztrakya A. Ş. In Kula, Feyzullah Aktürk claimed the title of head wrestler (başpehlivan) during celebrations held at the Kula Er Meydanı.

Entities

Kula · Denizli Metropolitan Municipality · Beyağaç Municipality · Elmalı · Tevfik Gülter

Timeline

  1. about 23 hours ago

    [SPORTS] 8 sources
    Traditional oil wrestling tournaments conclude in Kula and Elmalı

    Feyzullah Aktürk won the head wrestler title at the 29th Kula Traditional Oil Wrestling, while young wrestler Tevfik Gülter secured a first-place victory at the Elmalı Oil Wrestling tournament.

  2. 5 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Traditional oil wrestling events held in Beyağaç and Elmalı

    Turkish municipalities are hosting major traditional oil wrestling events, including the 15th Hüseyin Çokal matches in Beyağaç and the historic 674th Elmalı wrestling competition in Antalya.

Sources

aksiyon.com.tr · avrupagazete.co.uk · gazetedamga.com.tr · gazeterize.com · haber16.com · haberport.com · hudutgazetesi.com · medyagazete.com · mersinhaber.com · yenialanya.com · yenikonya.com.tr