Turkish oil wrestling gay

Turkish oil wrestling is a combat sport in which men cover their bodies in olive oil and then attempt to mount and pin their opponents. Film gallery. Read Full Bio. Footage we shot at Kirkpanir Yearly National Oil Wrestling Festival in Edirne, Turkey, near the border with Greece and Bulgaria.

Zoomin English 7 yıl önce Turkish Oil Wrestling Get Ready to Be Amazed by This Ancient Sport natasha dolbenko 5 ay önce Photography by Jim Mavro (visit his Flickr page here). By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Since B. Still practiced today, oil wrestling is a slippery test of strength and dexterity, and, in many ways, sets a standard for masculine behavior and public image wherever it's practiced. Email Newsletter Subscribe Subscriber Services.

Sports gallery. Front Row at the Lube Olympics. But mostly foreigneres ogle all the bare flesh and groping. Television gallery. And yeah, that's an odd thing to say about what may be the most homoerotic sport on the planet. Kirkpinar, the annual "world series" of Turkish oil-wrestling, has been around since the 14th Century and the summer event that takes place in Edirne, Turkey, now holds a Guinness World Record for the longest running sports competition.

Alex Blynn. For the st year (!), men covered themselves in olive oil. It's a spectacle of lubed-up men, of all shapes and sizes, grappling on the ground and grasping at whatever they can--even if it means forcing slathered hands down each others' drawers.

Some traditions are meant to be preserved — the Kirkpinar Turkish Oil Wrestling Tournament in late June / early July is one of them. But it's strong and inspiring--a rare, intimate look at male bonding in the Muslim world. And all of this marks a rite of passage for so many men involved.

Before matches begin, the pehlivans. It was an amazing experience: sports, culture and erotica (if you. Drag gallery. All Rights reserved. Recently, Milan-based photographer Aleksandar Crnogorac traveled to Edirne, Turkey, to capture a rare array of portraits of the Kirkpinar, the nation's traditional oil-wrestling championship, held annually since the s.

Replay Gallery Replay Gallery. Now in its th year, the Kirkpinar holds the Guinness World Record for oldest consecutive sports event beforemost wrestlers were former prisoners of war.