Ali Gürbüz

Cengizhan Şimşek won the title of "başpehlivan" (chief wrestler) and the coveted golden belt at the ancient 661st oil wrestling festival held in Türkiye's northwestern province of Edirne on July 3.

The epic battle between two strong wrestlers, Şimşek and Mustafa Taş, was not concluded in normal time, with both of them preferring a passive style.

The traditional Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival, considered Türkiye's longest-running sports event, has kicked off for the 661st time in the northwestern province of Edirne.

Ali Gürbüz won the golden belt at the ancient 660th Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival after defeating his opponent İsmail Koç in Turkey's northwestern Edirne province on July 11.

Gürbüz also wins the title of Başpehlivan - the chief wrestler - for the second time in a row, with four times in total.

He will wear the prestigious golden belt for one more year.

Ali Gürbüz on June 7 won the coveted golden belt at the ancient 658th oil wrestling festival held in Turkey's northwestern Edirne province.

The traditional Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling competition, Turkey's longest running sports event, starts this week for a 656th time in the northwestern province of Edirne.

The event is expected to attract local and international tourists from July 14 to July 16. 

The traditional Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling competition, Turkey's longest running sports event, starts this week for a 656th time in the northwestern province of Edirne.

The event is expected to attract local and international tourists from July 14 to July 16. 

Mehmet Durakoğlu, a candidate from the Principle Contemporary Lawyers Group (Önce İlke Çağdaş Avukatlar Grubu), was elected as the new head of the Istanbul Bar Association in late Oct. 23 after receiving more than 50 percent of the votes, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Durakoğlu received 54.42 percent of the votes, sweeping to victory against the four other candidates.