Best Travel Destinations - Turkey
Every culture and race has their own special form of entertainment passed down over the years. The Thais have cockfights, the Spanish have bull fights, and the Turkish have their camels. Turkey Camel wrestling is very popular, but as time musters forward, it is becoming more and more restricted. When you visit Turkey during the winter months, you will find elaborately dressed camels parading around the market areas welcoming the respect of all they cross. These wreslting camels are fully grown bulls that are fed extra to build muscle. They are trained from calves, and exercised regularly. One of the best places to visit in Turkey to watch this peculiar spectacle is the Aegean Coast. When it comes to the Camel Wrestling Festival, you might ...
The beautiful Kursunlu Waterfalls in the Kursunlu National Park of Turkey is commonly known as the Kursunlu Selalasi Tabiat Park within the country. Located in the Antalya region, Kursunlu National Park is spread over 33 hectares of land, and there are half a dozen bodies of water in the area that are connected by the Kursunlu Waterfalls, which is itself a tributary of the Aksu River, and is surrounded by a pine forest. Kursunlu Waterfalls is the most exquisite beauty spot in Turkey. The best time to visit the Kursunlu Waterfalls is during the Mediterranean summer, more notably, April and May. Daily visits are arranged to Kursunlu National Park, and there is vast countryside around the waterfalls that can serve as a wonderful picnic area. ...
In the far northwest Turkish province of Edirne, it’s over 40 degrees at the height of summer, leaving competitors of the Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Festival, as well as the crowd, sobered by the heat. The ancient Ottoman drums beat slowly at first, and the sound mimics the heart rhythms of the two remaining wrestlers (Pehlivans) who are leaning brow to brow in a defiant arch. They are dripping in olive oil; naked save for a pair of water buffalo leather pants (kispet). On the spacious grassy arena, apply named “Field of the Brave,” the Kirkpinar Oil wrestlers occupy a small patch under the forgiving shade of an enormous Turkish flag. They begin, tactfully and swiftly, reaching for their opponents undergarments. Then, all at once, one ...
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