Inside the Turkish Camel Wrestling Festival
The arena was packed with muffled spectators in tiered seating, surrounding the wrestling pit below. The camels entered and exited the ring, adorned in their best attire, with their names, origins, and trainers or owners noted on their elaborate saddles. Held in mid-January on Turkey’s Aegean coast, the annual camel wrestling festival near the town …
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