The Day in Pictures: Ancient Turkish Oil Wrestling
July 6th, 2009
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MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images. Turkish oil wrestlers compete during the 648th historical Kirkpinar oilwrestling tournament held every year in Sarayici, near Edirne, on July 05, 2009. In Kirkpinar wrestling, contestants are drenched in olive oil from head to toe, are stripped to the waist, and wear specially designed leather trousers. The one-on-one combats staged every summer closely resemble the first ones held nearly 650 years ago.Three tons are of olive oil are consumed each year.
MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images. Turkish oil wrestlers fight during the 648th historical Kirkpinar oilwrestling tournament held every year in Sarayici, near Edirne, on July 5, 2009.
MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images. Turkish oil wrestlers fight during the 648th historical Kirkpinar oilwrestling tournament held every year in Sarayici, near Edirne, on July 5, 2009.
MUSTAFA OZER/AFP/Getty Images. Turkish oil wrestlers fight during the 648th historical Kirkpinar oilwrestling tournament held every year in Sarayici, near Edirne, on July 5, 2009.
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