Kırkpınar (Turkish Oil Wrestling). Referee keeps a close eye as wrestlers fight during the 648th Kırkpınar Tournament in Edirne, Turkey, on 4 July 2009. Kırkpınar wrestlers compete stripped to the waist and smeared their bodies with olive oil. Wrestlers wear only black leather trousers called kisbet. The name of the wrestler is embossed by metal rivets behind.

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