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Pıngıdık Oyunu is a traditional folk game and rite of passage practiced by the Tahtacı Türkmen community in Gökbük Village of the Finike district in Türkiye’s Antalya province. It is classified as a “spectacle game” and is widely believed to originate from Central Asian Turkic traditions and early Anatolian theatrical/ritual practices. It is recorded that the game was officially included in Türkiye’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014. Game Area, Timing and Social Context