Popular Culture
- In the television show Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World, host Andrew Zimmern experienced Yağlı güreş firsthand.
- In Super Street Fighter IV, the character Hakan uses an exaggerated form of Yağlı güreş as his fighting style, using his oil as a way to increase the range and power of his attacks. This is notably the first time the fighting style has been depicted in a video game.
- In the 1964 movie Topkapi, thieves try to steal a jewel-encrusted dagger from the Topkapi museum. In an attempt to direct the attention of suspicious local officials, some of them attend a large oil wrestling competition. Scenes flip back and forth between what is happening at the Topkapi and what is happening at the match — scenes of the wrestling competition are seen from start to finish, starting with an army of competitors marching to the wrestling arena and ending with the final two wrestlers.
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