Turkish Oil Wrestlers Don't Want Bears to Watch

Posted: 4/7/2000 ISTANBUL- Reuters reports that a Turkish sports figure wants to stop a bear club from attending the Kirkpinar oil wrestling championships, to be held this July in the northwestern city of Edirne. For more information see the complete article at Yahoo News. To learn more about the club at the center of this controversy, see the Bears of Turkey profile on Resources for Bears. The club's web page has a section about their plans to visit the Kirkpinar tournament, with lots of wrestling pictures. Finally, you can check out the tournament's official web site at www.kirkpinarwrestling.com, which explains this traditional Turkish sport in more detail.

Two Kirkpinar wrestlers

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