The interesting side of the annual festivals that are traditionally organized in the last week of June is bull wrestling. The bulls, which are brought from different parts of the province, are wrestled according to the classification based on their weights and neck thickness. Since the beginning date of bull wrestling, some regulations have been used in order to protect bulls from any harm, and maximum care has been shown for them not to suffer. During wrestling, when one of the bulls is recognized as weak, then he is accepted as the loser and taken away from the arena by the authorized people. Thus, as a show of power limited within its regulations, Kafkasör bull wrestling goes on in a sports and festival atmosphere.
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Jerid, in other words Çavgan, is a traditional game Turkish people played for hundreds of years. Turks brought this game, which is played on horse, with them from Middle Asia to Anatolia. Horses are essential and sacred animals for Turks. Turks was born on horse, grew up on horse, fight on horse and died on horse. The horse milk, koumiss, was the unique drink of Turks. The game jerid was the biggest sporting and ceremonial game of Turks. Later, it was excepted as a war game by Ottoman Turks in 16th century. In 19th century, it became the biggest show sport and game in all Ottoman countries and Ottoman palaces. The game jerid was forbidden by II. Mahmoud as it was a dangerous game. But then it spread out all around as the most popular war and arena game of Ottoman country.
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In Turkey you can hunt Anatolian Wildboar, Anatolian Bezoar Ibex, Wolf, Chamois, Wild Chuckar, Partridge, Phesant, Bob White Quail. Wildboar can be hunted in The Middle Region of Anatolia.You can hunt wildboars between Anatolian Mountains and Taurus Mountains. The reasons why should you hunt wildboars in these areas are; the trophy quality and the beuty of nature. Because of the local peoples do not eat wildboar meat; There is a big possibility to Hunt Big Tuskers between 22-26.5 cm. Acomodation will be provided in hunting hotels and/or hunting lodges up to the possibility or hunting areas. It takes around 3 to 4 hours drive to reach wildboard hunting areas from Antalya or Ankara airports.
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