The men took part in an annual Oil Wrestling competition in Åzahinbey, in the Turkish province of Gaziantep, which is part of Turkey s oil wrestling league.
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It took nearly an hour of grappling with his opponent under the blazing Turkish sun for Cengizhan Simsek to win the tournament and join a long list of previous victors.
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With the cheers of thousands of spectators and the tunes of drums and zurna flutes ringing in his ears, Cengizhan Simsek, from the Mediterranean province of Antalya, was presented the golden belt as the 661st Kirkpinar oil wrestling championship, taking place in Turkey's western Edirne province