One hundred four camels from the Aegean, Mediterranean and Marmara regions wrestled during the 35th Selçuk Ephesus Camel Wrestling Festival in İzmir province on Sunday.
Despite the cold and rainy weather, people gathered to watch the camels at the Pamucak Arena. The event was sponsored by the Selçuk Ephesus Symposium on the Culture of Camel Dealing and the Camel Wrestling Organizing Committee with the support of the Selçuk Municipality.
Yalın Şentürk, 13, strokes a camel during the 35th Selcuk Ephesus Camel Wrestling Festival in Izmir, Turkey on January 15, 2017.A view of festival area during the 35th Selcuk Ephesus Camel Wrestling Festival in Izmir, Turkey on January 15, 2017.A participant is seen with his camel during the 35th Selcuk Ephesus Camel Wrestling Festival in Izmir, Turkey on January 15, 2017.A view of festival area during the 35th Selcuk Ephesus Camel Wrestling Festival in Izmir, Turkey on January 15, 2017.Camels wrestle during the 35th Selcuk Ephesus Camel Wrestling Festival in Izmir, Turkey on January 15, 2017.
