Turkey: 1910-1912
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1910
???? 1910
???? ??, 1910 (????)-???? ??, 1910 (????)
Graeco-Roman Tournament
Constantinople (Konstantinopel - Istanbul), Marmara, Turkey
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Alexander Dobricz.
2. Richard Waniek.
3. Reinhold Bähr.
4. Siegfried Adam.
Teilnehmer / Participants:
Alexander Dobricz,
Richard Waniek,
Reinhold Bähr,
Siegfried Adam,
Kara Ahmed. [not the original]
???? 1910
???? ??, 1910 (????)-???? ??, 1910 (????)
Graeco-Roman Tournament
Constantinople (Konstantinopel - Istanbul), Marmara, Turkey
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Alexander Dobricz.
2. Richard Waniek.
3. Reinhold Bähr.
4. Siegfried Adam.
Teilnehmer / Participants:
Alexander Dobricz,
Richard Waniek,
Reinhold Bähr,
Siegfried Adam,
Kara Ahmed. [not the original]
AUGUST 1910
AUGUST 28, 1910 (SUNDAY)
Oil Wrestling Tournament
Constantinople (Konstantinopel - Istanbul), Marmara, Turkey
Attendance: 2,000-5,000
Tickets: 1 or 2 Francs
1 - Yusiff Mahmout def. ????
2 - Yusiff Mahmout def. ????
3 - Yusiff Mahmout def. ????
4 - Yusiff Mahmout def. ????
5 - Yusiff Mahmout def. ????
6 - Final
Yusiff Mahmout def. Tefik
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Yusiff Mahmout.
Teilnehmer / Participants:
Yusiff Mahmout,
Tefik.
Ende Hinweise / End Notes:
This is according to an interview with Yusiff Mahmout for an American newspaper in 1911.
AUGUST 1910
AUGUST 28, 1910 (SUNDAY)
Oil Wrestling Tournament
Constantinople (Konstantinopel - Istanbul), Marmara, Turkey
Attendance: 2,000-5,000
Tickets: 1 or 2 Francs
1 - Yusiff Mahmout def. ????
2 - Yusiff Mahmout def. ????
3 - Yusiff Mahmout def. ????
4 - Yusiff Mahmout def. ????
5 - Yusiff Mahmout def. ????
6 - Final
Yusiff Mahmout def. Tefik
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Yusiff Mahmout.
Teilnehmer / Participants:
Yusiff Mahmout,
Tefik.
Ende Hinweise / End Notes:
This is according to an interview with Yusiff Mahmout for an American newspaper in 1911.
OCTOBER 1910
OCTOBER ??, 1910 (????)-OCTOBER ??, 1910 (????)
Graeco-Roman Tournament
Constantinople (Konstantinopel - Istanbul), Marmara, Turkey
1 - Final
Janos Czaya def. Court Derelli
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Janos Czaya.
Ende Hinweise / End Notes:
No further information.
???? 1910
???? ??, 1910 (????)
Turkish Graeco-Roman Tournament
????, Turkey
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Mehmet Cordareli.
Ende Hinweise / End Notes:
It's said fifteen or twenty of the best wrestlers participated.
This is according to an American newspaper promoting Cordareli's imminent arrival in America in 1911.
No further information.
[It's possible the paper altered history slightly and this is actually the October 1910 tournament where Cordareli lost in the final to Janos Czaya]
???? 1910
???? ??, 1910 (????)
Turkish Graeco-Roman Tournament
????, Turkey
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Mehmet Cordareli.
Ende Hinweise / End Notes:
It's said fifteen or twenty of the best wrestlers participated.
This is according to an American newspaper promoting Cordareli's imminent arrival in America in 1911.
No further information.
[It's possible the paper altered history slightly and this is actually the October 1910 tournament where Cordareli lost in the final to Janos Czaya]
1911
JANUARY 1911
JANUARY 2, 1911 (MONDAY)
????, Turkey
Yusiff Mahmout the wrestler is credited with the authorship of the following:
"I have been asked to tell of the national sport of Turkey. In the beginning I might state that in telling of the national sport, wrestling. I am describing the only athletic event with the Turks ever see. Boxing and horse racing or any of the other sports which Americans got wildy enthusiastic over are unknown to my countrymen. There are 33,000,000 people in Asiasic and European Turkey, and the only athletic event they have, to participate in or watch, is wrestling.
The catch-as-catch-can style is in vogue in Turkey, but the game is somewhat different from the sport in this country. If a men is picked up and lifted but a half inch off the mat his opponent is credited with having gained a fall. If but one shoulder is pinned down, the victim loses the fall and any time a man is thrown to the mat and lights on his back or shoulders a fall is called. All flying falls count, which, I think is a good thing for the game, as it does away with the long drawn out matches so common in this country. A man must be constantly on his guard if he is to escape a fall.
The Turks are great on leg holds, which enables them to put their opponents to the mat in a hurry. The style of grappling employed in Turkey is a much fiercer game than in this country. The strangle hold is not barred, and any one who ever had one of the grips put on him by a strong fellow knows that it is something to be feared.
Good sportsmanship rules the wrestling matches that are the features of the tournaments in the large cities. No referee is employed and when a man wants to signify that he is defeated he kisses his opponent on the back of his hand.
In all the small villages wrestling is a common thing. The matches for the most part are held in the open air in palce resembling somewhat the baseball parks in this country. The admission fee generally is small, 1 to 2 francs being the usual price.
The wrestlers wear heavy leather trousers and appear barefooted. Before a man steps into the ring he is rubbed with sweet oil, which makes it hard for a man to get a telling hold.
The wrestling tournaments in Turkey put me in mind very much of the circuses in the United States. Twenty or more bouts often are decided at one night's entertainment.
Three or fourt bouts will be put on at the same time, and the spectators certainly get a real run for their money. The attendance at a show varies from 2,000 to 5,00.
A champion of Turkey is declared at a big tournament held every year at which the sultan gernally presides. The last of the wrestling carnivals, in which I appeared was held in Constantinople August 28 of this year. I had to capture six matches to be declared the winner. In the final match I downed Tefik, a 225 pounder, whom I considered one of the best men I ever met. The two princes, sons of the sultan watched these matches. There have been many great wrestlers in Turkey, and there are many good men there now. I consider the greatest of all Ismanlef Youssouff, who was drowned on his way home after defeating the best men in America. Abrain also was a good man as was Cordareli, Madralim, Kara Hansman, Mouriak and Tebik.
The pecurliar thing about the success of the Turkish wrestlers is their absolute disregard for all training. There are no gymnasiums there to work in, and all the training a man gets in a little practice wrestling. The Turks are very fond of cigarettes and black coffee and use both a great deal while training. If they were to tain as American wrestlers do, they perhaps woudl be more effective. I regard the Turkish people as the strongest in the world as a race, and the great wrestlers of my race have won their natural ability and strength alone.'"
SEPTEMBER 1911
SEPTEMBER ??, 1911 (????)-SEPTEMBER 30, 1911 (SATURDAY)
Graeco-Roman Tournament
Circus Arditti, Constantinople (Konstantinopel - Istanbul), Marmara, Turkey
1 - Final
Janos Czaya def. Ali Nurullah Hasan [Nourlah]
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Janos Czaya.
Ende Hinweise / End Notes:
No further information.
1912
???? 1912
???? ??, 1912 (????)-???? ??, 1912 (????)
Graeco-Roman Tournament
Trabzon (Trapezund), Black Sea Region, Turkey
Teilnehmer / Participants:
Jaan Jaago,
Jan Kentel.
Ende Hinweise / End Notes:
No further information.
???? 1912
???? ??, 1912 (????)-???? ??, 1912 (????)
Graeco-Roman Tournament
Trabzon (Trapezund), Black Sea Region, Turkey
Teilnehmer / Participants:
Jaan Jaago,
Jan Kentel.
Ende Hinweise / End Notes:
No further information.
Unique content strictly for the Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
All research has been completed by #PWHS or by a trusted contributor.
Information came from contemporary newspapers unless otherwise stated.
Results from Turkey: 1910-1912.
Updated: July 29, 2019.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
Unique content strictly for the Professional Wrestling Historical Society.
All research has been completed by #PWHS or by a trusted contributor.
Information came from contemporary newspapers unless otherwise stated.
Results from Turkey: 1910-1912.
Updated: July 29, 2019.
Editor: Jimmy Wheeler.
