Kirkipinar is a Turkish oil-wrestling tournament dating back more than 660 years. It is held annually over three days, usually in July, near Erdine, a city in the northwest of Turkey. Wrestlers (‘pehlivan’) wearing leather breeches (‘kispet’) compete on grass, after being covered with oil.
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Series, Jury Honorable Mention
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival
Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival