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Strong Wrist, Brave Heart: The
Pehlivan (Wrestler)
Hamza nib is our father, Kel Aliço, Koca Yusuf, Kurtdereli and Adalı
Halil are our masters, Kırkpınar is our field of contest for brave men. We
do not worry about being under; we do not feel happy for being on top; our
aim is to become the wrestling champion well deservedly…
The word Pehlivan is in Persian language. Although its real
meanings are courageous, bold and brave, officer, governor, big and heavy
and honest people are called as Pehlivan, too.
During the times of Seljuk, the warriors who showed heroism, the wrestlers
and the shooters who went big were called as Pehlivan and also this name
was used for only sportsmen at the beginning of the 16th century. This
usage of the word Pehlivan continued until the end of the era of Sultan
Mahmut the 2nd.
The wrestlers who attend the greased wrestling
contests wrestle in these categories according to their height and age.
A) Little is divided into two according to its weight and appearance:
1- Little (between 8 – 10 ages)
2- Little (between 10 – 12 ages)
B) Encouraging
12 – 14 ages
C) Very Windy (Tozkoparan)
14 – 16 ages
D) Deck Small
1- 16 – 18 ages
2- Maximum 2 years experienced in wrestling
3- Maximum 70 kg
E) Deck Medium
1- 18 – 19 ages
2- Maximum 80 kg
F) Deck Big
1- 19 – 21 ages
2- Maximum 90 kg
G) For Small Medium Small, Small Medium Big, Big Medium, Steerage, Head,
if the wrestlers above 21 are less than 65 kg; with the decision of the
referee committee they can only wrestle in deck big.
The award which is given to the winner in the categories except head and
to the wrestlers placed is an encouraging one. The wrestler’s award may be
money or horse, ox, calf or ram. In old times, the champion wrestler was
given a camel; the steerage wrestler was given a bull; big-medium was
given a mare and the others were given similar things.
In historical Kırkpınar wrestling, the winners in steerage ascend to
champion. The winners and seconds of the others wrestle in an upper
category in the historical Kırkpınar wrestling.
Head wrestling
Attending to Kırkpınar, the heart of the Turkish wrestling, fore playing
on the field of contest for brave men and wrestling are the reasons of
feeling proud for all the wrestlers. The most exciting wrestling is done
during head wrestling.
The first aim of the wrestlers who will wrestle for the championship is to
become the champion wrestler in Kırkpınar. But the other aim of the
champion wrestler is to have the Gold Belt forever by winning the
wrestling 3 years successively.
Before the Republic, the most important famous Champion Wrestlers were Kel
Aliço, Koca Yusuf, Kurtdereli Mehmet, Adalı Halil.
During the time of Republic, Ali Acar in Bandırma, Hüseyin Alkaya in
Tekirdağ, İbrahim Karabacak in Samsun, Aydın Demir in Karamürsel, Hüseyin
Çokal in Denizli, Ahmet Taşçı in Karamürsel stand out.
Except the wrestlers who are invited and who are the winners in steerage
category, the wrestlers who can cover the requirements below can attend
the contests in Kırkpınar.
National wrestlers in freestyle and Greco-roman
categories who can attend Kırkpınar:
- The winners of European championships in freestyle and Greco-roman style
in adult wrestling as 96 kg and 120 kg.
- People who are among the first three in the world championships and the
Olympics.
- The winners of the World and European championships in young freestyle
as 120 kg.
The sportsmen who are allowed by the Federation Technical Committee to
join the national team wrestle for the championship provided that they get
permission from the Federation.
Before and after the Republic, the Champion Wrestlers in Kırkpınar year by
year are these.
Recap Kara from Ünye, Ordu, who won the 643rd historical Kırkpınar
championship in 2004 when he was 22, is the youngest champion wrestler in
the history of Republic.
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