This real-life clash of the titans was once used as a morale booster for Ottoman troops and now draws visitors from all over the world to the country’s westernmost city. Held for 664 years, the ...

Early July marks the beginning of the "Kirkpinar", a centuries-old oil wrestling festival in Edirne, north-west Turkey. A traditional Turkish form of wrestling, the sport sees athletes compete while ...

Edirne, Turkey (CNN) — Under a pop-up tent on a sunbeaten patch of grass, a shirtless Cengizhan Koca is bent over a pair of black leather pants in prayer. But more than just prayer alone is needed to ...

Photos: Bejeweled camels wrestle for victory in Turkey Wrestling camels, bearing elaborately decorated saddles, parade during a contest in Turkey's largest camel wrestling festival in the Aegean town ...

SELCUK, Turkey - It was the battle of the giants: Cobra versus Thunder, furry neck to furry neck, using every trick in the book to wrestle the other to the ground. Cobra tried to lock Thunder in a ...