As wrestlers battle for glory at the Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival in northwestern Turkey, passionate fans of all ages are seizing the opportunity to pay tribute to the sport’s legends. Wrestlers ...

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Every third Sunday in January, the annual Camel Wrestling Championship is held in Selcuk, Turkey. The event is the culmination of months of matches that surround the sport of camel wrestling -- a ...

EDIRNE, Turkey — After a year-long, pandemic-induced hiatus, the sounds of the zurna flute and beating drums again greeted thousands of Turkish wrestling fans who returned to the country’s northwest ...

Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival in Turkey’s westernmost extremity is set for a final day of competitions after an exciting Day 2 that saw an old champion fall to last year’s title holder. The annual ...

In its 2,400-year history, the tradition of camel wrestling in Turkey has seen many winners and losers. But owner Ismail Egilmez had reason this year to celebrate a totally new kind of triumph. His ...

Abdulrashid Sadulaev of Russia bested Selim Yasar of Turkey in the men’s freestyle wrestling 86kg division’s gold medal match at the Rio Olympics on Saturday. That left Yasar with the silver medal ...

1 of 4 — Ismail Egilmez shows off his prize camel, Cilgin Hasan, the day before his championship bout. In the winter, Ismail spends over six hours a day with Cilgin. "My camel is like my son," he said ...

Brazel Marquez has literally been around the world through the sport of wrestling. She has most recently been to Madrid, Spain to coach the U.S. senior women’s team. She also took Team USA teams to ...

Black-eyed Nirvana and Mr. Isa, two male camels from the western Aydin province of Turkey wearing colorful saddles, circled the grounds with their owners and then wrestled fiercely as thousands ...