
PESHREVAt the start of wrestling, Peshrev is a warm up. Known as a harmonic and thematic warming ritual, peshrev not only ap... Read more |
ZEMBİLZembil is a basket made of reed in which Kispet is carried. Traditionally, when a pehlivan quits the wrestling, he hangs his zembil on a wal... Read more |
RED BOTTOMED CANDLEThe red bottomed candle is the symbol of invitation to Kırkpınar. When means of mass communication was limited, Kirkp... Read more |
KISBETYağlı güreşe çıkan her pehlivanın güreş malzemesinin başında gelen, belden aşağıya giydikleri giysilere, "kisbet" denir. Man... Read more |
Oiling RitualThe wrestlers get well oiled up with “nonacid olive oil” so their opponents can't get a firm grip. The wrestler, using his right hand, f... Read more |

650. Kırkpınar Güreşleri'nde tüm sonuçlar650. Tarihi Kırkpınar Yağlı Güreşleri başpehlivanlık güreşleriyle sona erdi. Ali Gürbüz’ün başpehlivan olduğu güreşlerdeki diğer boylarda sonuçlar şöyle oluştu: Minik-1 Kü... Readmore |
651. Kırkpınar Ağası Seyfettin Selim olduTarihi Kırkpınar Yağlı Güreşleri’nde 2012 yılı Kırkpınar Ağası, ağalık koçu için yapılan ihalede 222 bin lira veren iş adamı Seyfettin Selim oldu. 650. Tarihi Kırkpınar Yağlı Güre... Readmore |
Kirkpinar is in UNESCO list.Kirkpinar is in UNESCO list. The UNESCO World Heritage submission by Ministry of Culture and Tourism Directorate General of Research and Training for Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival... Readmore |
“Publicity of Kirkpinar in the media” is very important.Mayor of Edirne Hamdi Sedefci has stated that the announcement of Kirkpinar as “one of the 10 events that must be seen” in an English newspaper is of great importance. Sedefci reminded t... Readmore |
“650th Kirkpinar will be very different”Edirne Mayoralty, Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Wrestling Federation officials met in Edirne for the 650th Historical Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling and Culture Festival. As Kirkpinar Oi... Readmore |
Kirkpinar promoted in Sweden.In collaboration with Edirne Municipality and Swedish Sports Museum Stockholm (Riksidrottsmuseet), “Oil Wrestling” shows were held in Stockholm for the promotion of Kir... Readmore |
Sedefci, “It is a great honor for us to be on the List”The declaration of acceptance of Kirkpinar Festival to the list of “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO was greeted with joy in Edirne. Mayor of Edirne, Hamdi Sedefci sta... Readmore |