IZMIR, Turkey (Reuters/CBS Newspath) - A traditional camel wrestling festival in western Turkey that attracts thousands of people every year is drawing criticism from animal rights activists who say ...

A traditional camel wrestling festival in western Turkey that attracts thousands of people every year is drawing criticism from animal rights activists who say the big ruminants are abused and injured ...

Early July marks the beginning of the "Kirkpinar", a centuries-old oil wrestling festival in Edirne, north-west Turkey. A traditional Turkish form of wrestling, the sport sees athletes compete while ...

Animals rights groups say camel wrestling should be banned and amounts to abuse. Even though Turkey's law for the protection of animals bans animal fights and an amendment last summer introduced ...

On a grass field slick with olive oil and steeped in tradition, hundreds of boys as young as 11 joined the ranks of Turkey's most time-honored sporting event: the annual Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling ...