31.05.2025 12:04
At the 14th Traditional Börek Eating Contest in Bursa, dozens of people fiercely competed to eat the most börek in 5.5 minutes in 35-degree heat. Ali Kılıç, who ate approximately 8 kilograms of börek, became the winner and received 10 grams of gold. The contestants stated that they had not eaten for days in order to place in the competition.
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The 14th Traditional Börek Eating Contest was held this year at the 15 July Democracy Square in Bursa. Dozens of participants fiercely competed to eat the most börek within the designated time of 5.5 minutes.
THERE WERE THOSE WHO FAINTED
Contestants, who fought to eat meters of börek in 35-degree heat, sweated under the sun. Occasionally reaching the point of fainting, contestants poured water over their heads and continued eating börek.
A SENSITIVE SCALE WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE WINNER
Some contestants, cheered on by curious citizens, climbed onto the table with the börek they held and put on a show. In the colorful börek eating contest, the first, second, and third contestants all ate 11 meters of börek, leading to the use of a sensitive scale. The leftover pieces and crumbs of börek that contestants did not eat were weighed on the sensitive scale to determine the winner of the contest.
WON 10 GRAMS OF GOLD
Ali Kılıç, who left the least börek behind with 584 grams, won first place and became the owner of 10 grams of gold, while Fatma Arslan came in second with 624 grams and won 5,000 lira, and Uğur Dündar came in third with 700 grams and won 2,500 lira.
"I WISH I HADN'T EATEN JUNK FOOD IN THE MORNING"
Contestants who made great efforts to place in the competition said they hadn't eaten for days. The second-place winner, Fatma Arslan, said, "I had eaten junk food before leaving home in the morning. I wish I hadn't eaten them; I would have definitely won." Arslan also mentioned that she ate a whole lamb in one sitting, saying, "I have no health problems, I'm just a bit hoarse."
"ATE APPROXIMATELY 8 KILOS OF BÖREK"
Hasan Acar, who organized the event, stated, "We held the 14th Traditional Börek Eating Contest. We had entered the Guinness Book of Records by making the world's longest börek. We held the longest börek eating contest. I congratulate the contestant who ate approximately 8 kilos of börek. We served 400 kilos of börek to a total of 40 contestants. We served 1 ton of börek to our citizens. We gave 10 grams of gold to the winner. Last year we gave 5 grams. This time we gave 10 grams. For the next contest, we will give 25 grams of gold and continue our traditional börek eating contest," he said.
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