12.07.2025 16:29
At the festival held in Erzincan, extreme sportsman Cengiz Koçak, known as the "Bat Man," jumped from a special platform set up at an altitude of 600 meters. Those who watched Koçak's jump, which he performed at a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, said, "It was an incredible jump. We held our breath. He passed right by us."
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On the second day of the 46th "International Culture and Nature Sports Festival" held in the Kemaliye district of Erzincan, the wingsuit exit jump was watched in admiration.
At the event in the Gabani area of Kemaliye, extreme athlete Cengiz Koçak climbed to a special platform 6 meters long, set up at an altitude of 600 meters, with nature athlete Sıtkı Vanlıgil on the "Via Ferrata" course, consisting of 517 iron steps called "Demir Yol." After performing the wingsuit jump from there, Koçak glided through the air for about 1400 meters before opening his parachute and landing in the cool waters of the Karasu River.
A LARGE NUMBER OF CITIZENS WATCHED THE MOMENTS
With the help of the personnel in the boat waiting in the river, Koçak's jump, which he performed at a speed of 250 kilometers per hour, took everyone's breath away. Many citizens in Seyid Ali Park in the district recorded the jump with their mobile phones. Kemaliye District Governor Emirhan Arıkan stated in his speech that the festival continues at full speed with various events. Arıkan emphasized that Kemaliye lives up to its name when it comes to "nature sports and culture," and explained that they adorned the festival with cultural events yesterday.
"IT WAS A BREATHTAKING EVENT"
Arıkan, who announced that the festival will continue at full speed, continued as follows:
"We held our boat race in Karasu, which feeds our Euphrates River, a feature of Eğin. Today, on the second day, our ultra marathon run and wingsuit jump were performed by our coach Cengiz. It was truly a breathtaking event. Then, we also started the ultra marathon 21 and 10-kilometer runs in the morning. The participation is great. We invite everyone to Kemaliye. Our festival's slogan is 'Kemaliye awaits you.'
Kemaliye Mayor Erdem Atmaca stated that the "Bat Man" jump took everyone's breath away, saying, "Of course, these events are held to promote both our sport and our culture. I invite all sports enthusiasts and culture lovers to our district, our ancient city. Our events are continuing at full speed. We are honored and proud to host our athletes in Kemaliye, where history and civilization intersect."
"THEY CALL ME 'EĞİN BIRD' BECAUSE OF THE JUMPS I DO HERE"
Cengiz Koçak, an extreme athlete known as "Bat Man," mentioned that he performed his first jump in the Kemaliye district. Reminding that he comes to Kemaliye regularly every year, Koçak noted:
"A year without coming to Kemaliye is not considered lived for me. So far, I have traveled to 56 countries in the world. I have seen many places, but if they asked me to choose a city or a district in a country to live in, where would you stay, which place embraced you the most? Kemaliye. That's why I was given the name 'Eğin bird' because of the jumps I do here. Eğin is the old name of Kemaliye. I am very happy to be here as an 'Eğin bird.' This morning, there was a very nice jump."
"IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE JUMP"
Bedirhan Uygun, who came from Istanbul to attend the festival and watch the jump, said, "It was an incredible jump. We held our breath. He passed by us. He made a very clean jump into the Euphrates River. It was beautiful."
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