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Oil wrestlers to fight for glory in Turkey’s oldest sports event
The traditional Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling competition, Turkey's oldest sports event, kicks off today for the 660th time in the northwestern province of Edirne.
Wrestling fans and domestic and international visitors flocked to the province to see the major event that traces its roots to the early times of the Ottoman Empire.
Kırkpınar master calls head oil wrestler to leave Survivor Turkey show over derogatory remarks
Bitter remarks hurled by a contestant in the famous Survivor Turkey TV show against Turkey's Kırkpınar head oil wrestler, calling him a "fool" and a "drag queen," fumigated the atmosphere with Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling festival's master asking the head wrestler to quit the show.