Efforts to Establish an Oil Wrestling High School

In a statement to an Anadolu Agency reporter, İbrahim Türkiş evaluated the federation's work, goals and projects to popularize traditional wrestling over the past four years. Noting that, although they are a young federation, they have achieved important successes in four years, Türkiş said that the unanimous approval of their activities at the second financial general assembly has given them strength.

Türkiş said they plan to hold league wrestling, the Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Championships and the Presidential Cup more successfully next year, and stated that they aim to present an organization that goes one step beyond the world championship. Saying they want to make their other branches as international as possible, Türkiş noted that ratings and viewership are very high, and said they are working to make some of their branches an Olympic sport.

Stating that they will give priority to school sports so that traditional wrestling can reach wider audiences and their infrastructure can be strengthened, Türkiş said they will carry out work to introduce young people to different traditional wrestling branches. She noted that, because of the unique structure of oil wrestling, it is difficult to implement it in schools, but they will make efforts to include other traditional wrestling branches in school sports.

Türkiş said they are working on a new project so that young people can continue their education and sports lives together, and that they are coordinating with the Ministry of National Education to establish an oil wrestling high school. Emphasizing that, once the project is implemented, young wrestlers will be able to do sports without interrupting their education, Türkiş said they will not neglect education and will continue to present more successful organizations in all branches to the Turkish public.