06.07.2025 14:00
The names of the finalists in the 664th Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Championship have been announced. Orhan Okulu, Feyzullah Aktürk, Ali İhsan Batmaz, and Enes Doğan will compete in the semifinals. The champion of the last two years, Yusuf Can Zeybek, was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Yusuf Can Zeybek was unable to achieve his dream of becoming the permanent owner of the golden belt. Meanwhile, another favorite, İsmail Balaban, also said goodbye to Kırkpınar.
In the semi-finals of the 664th Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling, Orhan Okulu, Feyzullah Aktürk, Ali İhsan Batmaz, and Enes Doğan will compete.
THE MATCHUPS TOOK BREATH AWAY
On the last day of the organization, wrestlers were called to the Sarayiçi Er Meydanı for the quarter-final matches for the title of chief wrestler. As a result of the draw, the matchups were Erkan Taş-Orhan Okulu, Enes Doğan-İsmail Balaban, Feyzullah Aktürk-İsmail Koç, and Yusuf Can Zeybek-Ali İhsan Batmaz. The wrestlers who entered the peşrev have already started wrestling.
FEYZULLAH AKTÜRK, WHO DEFEATED ALİ GÜRBÜZ, ALSO ELIMINATED İSMAİL KOÇ
One of the important matches of the quarter-finals was held between Feyzullah Aktürk, who defeated Ali Gürbüz in the second round, and İsmail Koç.
İsmail did not allow Feyzullah's attacks towards the waist with his long arms. The tower referees warned Feyzullah Aktürk for passive wrestling. The audience reacted to Feyzullah by cheering for İsmail. After these developments, Feyzullah brought movement to the wrestling.
While Feyzullah Aktürk was trying to break İsmail Koç's inside leg game, health teams came to the field for İsmail, who was injured. After a short treatment, wrestling resumed. In the match where neither opponent could gain superiority in normal time, the scoring section was entered. In this section, Feyzullah Aktürk scored points from İsmail Koç and secured his place in the semi-finals.
LAST TWO YEARS' CHIEF WRESTLER YUSUF CAN ZEYBEK WAS ELIMINATED
In the quarter-final between Yusuf Can Zeybek and Ali İhsan Batmaz, the chief wrestler of the last two years, Yusuf Can Zeybek wrestled more aggressively.
Yusuf Can, who pressed his opponent for a long time, could not gain superiority over Ali İhsan in normal time. In the scoring section, however, Ali İhsan Batmaz took advantage of his opponent's gap, managed to escape despite losing his leg, and scored points from Yusuf Can, winning the match.
Yusuf Can Zeybek, who bid farewell to the 664th Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling in the quarter-finals, could not achieve his dream of becoming the permanent owner of the golden belt for the third consecutive time.
İSMAİL BALABAN ALSO SAID GOODBYE
In the quarter-finals, Orhan Okulu continued his usual style and after tiring his opponent, he defeated Erkan Taş in the scoring section. A different situation occurred in the match between İsmail Balaban and Enes Doğan. Enes Doğan was given 10 minutes to change his torn kispet. After that, wrestling continued. Enes Doğan won the wrestling, which was taken to the scoring section.
NAMES THAT MADE IT TO THE SEMI-FINALS
Orhan Okulu, Feyzullah Aktürk, Ali İhsan Batmaz, and Enes Doğan, who defeated their opponents, earned the right to wrestle in the semi-finals.