More than 2,000 people apply oil to compete in 600-year-old wrestling competition

About 2,200 people gathered at a stadium in the northwestern Turkish city of Edime, more than 200 kilometers from Istanbul, on July 14 to take part in the annual Kirkpinar wrestling competition. Competitors stripped naked and rubbed their bodies with olive oil before competing on a grassy field. The prize for the champion was 50,000 lira, equivalent to more than $14,000.

According to VNE