Krkpnar Oil Wrestling Festival Culture in Izmir
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**The Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Festival is held in Edirne, not Izmir.**
According to all search results provided and historical records, Kırkpınar takes place annually near Edirne, a city on Turkey's northwestern border with Greece and Bulgaria—approximately 230 kilometers from Izmir. The festival has been held in Edirne (the former Ottoman capital) since 1360, and while the original meadow of Kirkpinar is now across the border in Greece, the modern tournament relocated to Edirne's Sarayiçi field, where it continues today.
Izmir is a major coastal city on Turkey's Aegean coast with its own rich cultural heritage, but it is not the location of Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling.
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