Article: Turkey to award Champion Wrestler of Kirkpinar

Article: This sport won't slip away.(Sports)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  July 12, 2005 ;     645 words ......pitchers of extra virgin olive oil over his hulking torso...to win the 644th annual Kirkpinar oil wrestling championship - one of the...ancestral sport. This year's Kirkpinar championship attracted...Edirne officials say the Kirkpinar tournament is unique. It...grapple at the 644th ...

Article: Oil Wrestling.(News)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  June 30, 2005 ;     66 words ...Saban Yilmaz, left, and Ekrem Yavuz grapple at the 644th annual Kirkpinar oil wrestling championship in Edirne, north western Turkey. Every summer, hundreds of men don leather shorts and pour olive oil over each other...

Article: Bulgaria Tradition Oil Wrestling
AP Images;  September 22, 2007 ;     49 words ...Two Bulgarian men fight in a traditional oil wrestling match near the village of Karapelit, some 500 kilometers...east of the capital Sofia, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007. Oil wrestling is a popular sport in Bulgaria and various wrestling...

Article: BULGARIA TRADITION OIL WRESTLING
AP Images;  September 22, 2007 ;     48 words ...Two Bulgarian men fight in a traditional oil wrestling match near the village of Karapelit, some 500 kms.(312 miles) east of the capital Sofia, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007. Oil wrestling is a popular sport in Bulgaria and various wrestling contests...

Article: Turkish oil wrestling champ wants sport brought to other countries
AP Worldstream;  June 29, 2005 ;     666 words ......strength to win the 644th annual Kirkpinar oil wrestling championship _ one of the...ancestral sport. ... God willing, oil wrestling will be brought to other countries...their heads. Despite Turkish oil wrestling's possible roots in antiquity...

Article: THE FAR POST
The Independent - London;  April 9, 2000 ;     70 words ...Hypocrisy and homophobia are making great bedfellows in the slippery world of oil wrestling. Turkey's oil wrestling supremos, who preside over a sport where men cover themselves in olive oil before battle, are trying...

Article: Oil wrestling (a national sport) along the banks of the Bosphorus. (PAR134289)
Magnum Photos;  January 1, 1964 ;     137 words ...Ara Guler Magnum Photos 01-01-1964 Oil wrestling (a national sport) along the banks of the Bosphorus. Keywords...geographical turkey. visit by henri cartier-bresson. 1964. oil wrestling (a national sport) along the banks of the bosphorus. *bc...

Article: Scene.(Brief article)(Photograph)
Curve;  June 1, 2008 ;     159 words ......steam while Aura makes her move on the mat at the OurChart Turkish Oil Wrestling event at Dragonfly in West Hollywood, Calif. 4 (From left) comics...star Elizabeth Keener take a minute out at the OurChart Turkish Oil Wrestling event

Article: Amid the hoopla, warnings and signs of a troubled society
The Boston Globe;  July 18, 1992 ;     700+ words ......truck filled with scantily-clad beauties advertising "hot oil wrestling" rolled down Eighth Avenue and piqued the interest of even...penthouse parties and theater openings and as outrageous as hot oil wrestling. On one side of Madison Square Garden, a young white man...

Article: Higher, Faster, Stranger; As the Olympics end we bring you the Odd-lympics..(Features)
The People (London, England);  August 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......is lifted, the first to reach the edge of the circle wins. OIL WRESTLING IT was recently seen on Big Brother 5, when housemates stripped...themselves in oil for a no-holds-barred match. The national oil wrestling championship, held in Edirne, is so prestigious that the...

Article: Diesel Returns to Commercials Presenting ... OIL KLASH KLASH.
PR Newswire;  March 4, 2003 ;     457 words ......entertaining thing to do, apart from the event of the year: the oil wrestling match. After an out of control whirlwind tour through the...cost of being modern and mobile and is it worth it? Will oil wrestling be the big new trend for 2003? The answers are up to you...

Article: Turkish Oil Wrestling Popular As Ever
AP Online;  July 9, 2003 ;     605 words ......tugged at his opponent's sweaty, oil-slicked body. Suddenly, he was on...grass: Last year's Turkish olive oil wrestling champion was pinned. He slipped...staggered off the field, dripping with oil, exhausted and barely able to speak...leather shorts and generously pour oil-olive over each ...

Article: Boys taking part in local competition of Siva, the traditional sport of oil wrestling. (PAR125908)
Magnum Photos;  January 1, 1990 ;     160 words ......part in local competition of Siva, the traditional sport of oil wrestling. Keywords: asian other asian origin people person human being...part in local competition of siva, the traditional sport of oil wrestling. 1990 Magnum Photos

Article: The Traditional oil wrestling competitions held once a year at kirkpinar near Edirne, to commemorate a 14th century event in Thrace when valiant Ottoman soldiers died in this sport. (PAR156828)
Magnum Photos;  January 1, 1988 ;     170 words ...Ara Guler Magnum Photos 01-01-1988 The Traditional oil wrestling competitions held once a year at kirkpinar near Edirne...geographical asia geographical turkey. 1988. the traditional oil wrestling competitions held once a year at kirkpinar near edirne...