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Yağlı güreş (In English pronounced [ˈjɑːlə ˈgurεʃ] in Turkish pronounced [ˈjɑːlɯ ˈɟyrεʃ]) is the Turkish national sport. It is commonly known as oil wrestling (sometimes as grease wrestling) because the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil. It is related to Uzbek Kurash and to Tatar Köräş. The wrestlers, known as pehlivan (from Persian پهلوان or pahlavan, meaning "hero" or "champion") wear a type of hand-stitched lederhosen called kisbet (sometimes kispet), which were traditionally made of water buffalo hide, but now also of calf leather.
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Oil Wrestling vs Model Wrestling, 
