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Koca Yusuf was born in 1857 in the village of Karalar, located in the Shumen province of present-day Bulgaria, which was then a part of the Ottoman Empire. His real name was Yusuf İsmail and he became one of the prominent figures of his time not only due to his physical strength but also his identity as an athlete. Early Life and Introduction to Wrestling Koca Yusuf was born into a poor family and worked in agriculture and animal husbandry from an early age. Due to his strong physique, he was en

Koca Yusuf, 1857 yılında, o dönemde Osmanlı toprağı olan Bulgaristan’ın Şumnu vilayetindeki Karalar köyünde dünyaya gelmiştir. Gerçek adı Yusuf İsmail olan güreşçi, fiziksel gücü kadar sporcu kimliğiyle de dönemin önemli isimlerinden biri olmuştur. Erken Yaşamı ve Güreşe Başlangıcı Koca Yusuf, yoksul bir ailenin çocuğu olarak küçük yaşlardan itibaren tarım ve hayvancılıkla uğraşmıştır. Güçlü fiziki yapısı nedeniyle çevresi tarafından güreşe teşvik edilmiş; Nasuhçulu Kel İsmail Pehlivan, Şumnulu