Culture and art / Festival grounds
Kırkpınar Wrestling Arena
Merkez, Edirne
The arena at Sarayiçi where the Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling, regarded as one of the world's oldest sporting events, is held every summer.
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Its story
The Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling championship lasts three days in Edirne every year in late June and early July, and the chief wrestler (başpehlivan) is decided on the last day. According to legend, the tradition began in the 14th century when forty soldiers on the Rumelia campaign wrestled each other. Today the wrestling takes place in the arena at Sarayiçi; statues of chief wrestlers stand at the entrance to the arena. Outside wrestling week, the area on the Tunca and the Justice Pavilion (Adalet Kasrı) can be visited together. The Kırkpınar tradition was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2010.
Key facts
- Event
- Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling, late June–early July
- Location
- Sarayiçi, on the Tunca
Trip purpose
- Seasonal
- Photography
- Traveling with kids
Location
41.68951, 26.55800
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%B1rkp%C4%B1nar_Ya%C4%9Fl%C4%B1_G%C3%BCre%C5%9Fleri | https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/kirkpinar-oil-wrestling-festival-00386 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.68951&mlon=26.558#map=17/41.68951/26.558