Facts : 1 The wrestlers, known as pehalvan meaning champion wear a type of hand-stitched lederhosen called a kispet, which are traditionally made of water buffalo hide, and most recently have been made of calfskin
Facts : 2 Unlike Olympic wrestling, oil wrestling matches may be won by achieving an effective hold of the kisbet
Facts : 3 Thus, the pehalvan aims to control his opponent by putting his arm through the latter s kisbet
Facts : 4 Originally, matches had no set duration and could go on for one or two days, until one man was able to establish superiority, but in 1975 the duration was capped at 40 minutes for the baspehlivan and 30 minutes for the pehlivan category
Facts : 5 In recent years this style of wrestling has also become popular in other countries
