The 665th edition of Turkish oil wrestling’s most storied tradition is set to bring together generations of champions, rising ...

EDIRNE, Turkey (Reuters) - Some 2,200 oil wrestlers began fighting bouts at a stadium in the northwestern Turkish city of Edirne on Friday, competing to win a golden belt in a contest dating back to ...

There are few ways to better know a destination than by witnessing its national sport. In Türkiye, this means watching kispet-clad, olive oil-soaked wrestlers (or Pehlivan) grapple for supremacy in a ...

‘The L Word’: Turkish Oil Wrestling!When a flyer heralds the arrival of lesbian Turkish oil wrestling at SheBar within the first moments of last night’s show, can there be any doubt which slippery ...

ISTANBUL, 22 April (BelTA - Anadolu) - Turkish wrestler Riza Kayaalp won gold at the 2026 European Wrestling Championships. Kayaalp, 36, defeated Hungary’s Darius Attila Vitek 7-1 to claim the ...

Their torsos slick with oil and sweat, the fighters grapple and tussle for gold and glory, competing in a venerable Turkish sport dating back to the time of the Ottomans.