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Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling is a traditional Turkish wrestling event held annually in the province of Edirne. Recognized by UNESCO in 2010 as part of the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, it is one of the longest-running organizations of yağlı güreş, Turkey’s ancestral sport. Historical Background The origins of the Kırkpınar Wrestling date back to the Ottoman period. According to tradition, in the 14th century, forty warriors from the retinue of Sari Saltuk halted

Kırkpınar Yağlı Güreşleri is a traditional Turkish oil wrestling event held annually in the province of Edirne. Recognized by UNESCO in 2010 as part of the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, it is one of the longest-running organizations of yağlı güreş, Türkiye’s ancestral sport. Historical Background The origins of the Kırkpınar Güreşleri date back to the Ottoman period. According to tradition, forty warriors from the retinue of Sarı Saltuk halted during a camp