Soccer dominates Turkey's stadiums, but a centuries-old wrestling tradition holds a special place in its national identity; ...

There’s a lot that intrigues me about Turkish Oil Wrestling. An ancient sport, there’s a lot of tradition in every aspect. The hand-made leather shorts known as the kispet, the wicker basket that the ...

EDIRNE, Turkey — After a year-long, pandemic-induced hiatus, the sounds of the zurna flute and beating drums again greeted thousands of Turkish wrestling fans who returned to the country’s northwest ...

Yasar Dogu, known by his nickname "the father of Turkish wrestling," was commemorated Wednesday on the 59th anniversary of his death. Dogu achieved many milestones and successes throughout his career, ...

Friday has marked 60 years since the death of Turkish wrestling legend Yasar Dogu. Known as “the father of Turkish wrestling,” Dogu was born in Samsun on the Black Sea coast of Turkey in 1913. He ...

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When the developers of Street Fighter IV announced that they had been working on a character from a martial art no one had seen in a fighting game before, speculation ran wild. When the big reveal ...

At least 16 oil wrestlers have tested positive for banned performance enhancing substances, Turkish media reports said Monday, the latest in a series of doping scandals to have hit Turkish sports. Oil ...

There are few ways to better know a destination than by witnessing its national sport. In Türkiye, this means watching kispet-clad, olive oil-soaked wrestlers (or Pehlivan) grapple for supremacy in a ...

A host of homegrown and Turkish wrestlers such as Johnny Impact, MVP and England's own Jonny Storm wowed the crowd at the Volkswagen Arena in Istanbul WWE are just one week away from their wrestling ...

AUSTIN, EEUU, 26 oct (Reuters) - El director de Mercedes F1, Toto Wolff, defendió las futuras opciones de éxito de George Russell después de que el exasesor ‌de Red Bull para el mundo del motor, ...