Hamza Yerlikaya (born June 6, 1976, in Kadıköy, Istanbul) is a Turkish Graeco-Roman style wrestler. He is a two-time (in 1996 and 2000) Olympic champion, three-time World Champion (1993, 1995, and 2005), and the only Turkish wrestler to ever become European champion eight times. He was named The Wrestler of the century in 1996 by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).
A sports complex in Gaziosmanpaşa district of Istanbul is named after him.
Between 2007-2011, he was a deputy of the ruling Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi.
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