10.00 Welcome Ceremony at Türkevi for the oilwrestlers who arrived from Turkey.

12.00 Friday Prayer for the oilwrestlers in the Zaandam Sultan Ahmet mosque.

Evening: Pehlivan dinner.

Xtra MokumTV on the Amsterdam Channel

19.00 Pehlivan dinner

Xtra MokumTV on the Amsterdam Channel

11.00 Amsterdam Kirkpinar of Oilwrestling at Sportpark Jaap Eden, Radioweg 64, Amsterdam Watergraafsmeer See the map Entree: Euro 7.

By local public transport to reach by tram 9, bus 15, 59, 67, 120, 126, 136 of 157 to stop at Kruislaan / Middenweg or Linnaeusparkweg / Kruislaan).

By Car: off at S113 ring Amsterdam. Follow direction Watergraafsmeer. At the first crosroad with traficlights (Kruislaan) turn to the right. At the Radioweg again right. You do not have to pay to park in this area.

19.00 Champion dinner.

Xtra MokumTV on the Amsterdam Channel

Photo: Elko Westervaarder

The Amsterdam Kirkpinar is the most important oilwrestling contest outside Turkey and the main event in this sport in Europe. It is an individual open contest. The day of the match you can enter as participant in worlds´ most macho sport.

KIRKPINAR message board.

PARTICIPATE: We stipulate that the Amsterdam Kirkpinar is an open contest, For participation is no membership or licenses required.
Last-minute Inclusion as a participant between 11 and 12 hour.
There are no subscription charges

Read what STEPHEN KINZER wrote about the Kirkpinar in the New York Times.

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From Schiphol Airport there is a free shuttle bus for the oilwrestlers. Others can go by train to the Central Station.

Euro Aga of the Amsterdam Kirkpinar 2002, Mr. Süleyman Erdem

For information about hotelreservation check also visitholland.com and Time Out: Amsterdam

THE LOST SPOT
What happened with the site of the original KIRKPINAR?

HISTORY OF OILED WRESTLING
The world's oldest continuously sanctioned sporting competition is the Edirne Kirkpinar, which has been held since 1460. Guinness World Records.

WHO-IS-WHO?
Old and new guys in oiled wrestling at the Kirkpinar! Or read about the Edirne Kirkpinar 2001.

More about Holland and Amsterdam and http://www.amsterdam.nl.

Contacts the Amsterdam Kirkpinar by email:
kirkpinar@hotmail.com or Türkevi
Phone (The Netherlands +31) (Amsterdam 020) 684 57 12

Edirne KIRKPINAR winners since 1924

WORLD SERVICE: Real Audio report about the Kirkpinar by Howard Shanon

Check our KIRKPINAR Message Board

Japan journalist in Edirne

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