Since 1357, the Kirkpinar, a festival where participants must fight against each other completely covered in oil, is the oldest event in the wrestling world, attracting fighters from all over oiled Turkey, and beyond.
Oiled wrestling is one of the most popular sports in Turkey, and is considered by many to be the manliest sport on Earth, so it’s no wonder that more than 1,500 oiled Turks meet each year in a green field near Edirne, for a seven-day event which shows who the best fighter on earth oil.
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