Imagine the crowd at a British music festival, happy despite the rain, cheering, eating overpriced hotdogs, dancing tipsily to the music and thoroughly enjoying themselves. Now imagine this scene ...

The Selcuk Camel wrestling festival dates back over 2,400 years and originated among the nomadic Turkic Tribes. Today, this ...

Erol Bilgin has high hopes. His camel, Kara Elmas (Black Diamond), might not have won the beauty contest the day before, but it might well fare better in the main event, the wrestling competition. The ...

Every third Sunday in January, the annual Camel Wrestling Championship is held in Selcuk, Turkey. The event is the culmination of months of matches that surround the sport of camel wrestling -- a ...

In its 2,400-year history, the tradition of camel wrestling in Turkey has seen many winners and losers. But owner Ismail Egilmez had reason this year to celebrate a totally new kind of triumph. His ...

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A traditional camel wrestling festival in Turkey, which attracts thousands of people every year, is facing criticism from animal rights activists who say the ungulates are abused and injured during ...

Bayramiç, Turkey, Feb 1 (EFE).- For Habibe Yüksel, camel wrestling is much more than just a sport – it is her family’s legacy. Continuing what her grandfather started 70 years ago, Yüksel’s passion ...

Black-eyed Nirvana and Mr. Isa, two male camels from the western Aydin province of Turkey wearing colorful saddles, circled the grounds with their owners and then wrestled fiercely as thousands ...

Camel wrestling in Turkey originated among the nomadic Turkic tribes more than 2,400 years ago. Today, Turkey's camel wrestling league holds more than 30 events, mostly in the Aegean region, during ...