WWW.KIRKPINAR.COM
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Another important part of the mosaic forming the “Cultural
Entertainment and Social Activities”, which occupies an important
place within the human race’s “Civil Culture”
heritage, is the “Sports Contests”.
In the site, Kirkpinar.com, of which CUBEC Inc. is a participant,
the “Historical Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festivals”,
which came to life about 650 years ago during the Ottoman Nation
and is still going on within the modern Turkish Republic, is introduced.
With a history starting in 1357 in Rumelia, and lasting until today,
the historical “Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festivals” are
the oldest wrestling festivals in the world.
Before the conquest of Edirne, during the raids the Ottoman Raiders
drove into Rumelia, which is the land of the current modern Turkish
Republic in Europe, in the lull periods between their raids and
when they ceased marching, the Ottoman Raiders kept themselves active
by playing various types of sports. These wrestling festivals surfaced
from a sad story, which took place during these lull periods, and
of which details, you can find on the site.
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