Kurtdereli Mehmet Pehlivan
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Kurtdereli Mehmet Pehlivan (1864 in Bukurovo village near Tırnova
- April 11, 1939 in Kurtdere village near Balıkesir
) was a wrestler. He lived most of his life in the village of Kurtdere, 40 km from Balıkesir
.
He fought with all of the famous wrestlers of his time and was very famous. He traveled to France, Great Britain, The Netherlands and the USA but was never defeated.
The surname he took after the adoption the 1934 Law in Turkey on Family Names
was Baykurt.
Veliko Tarnovo
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- April 11, 1939 in Kurtdere village near Balıkesir
Balikesir
Balıkesir is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 265,747 inhabitants. Old name is Karesi or Karasi.- History :...
) was a wrestler. He lived most of his life in the village of Kurtdere, 40 km from Balıkesir
Balikesir
Balıkesir is the capital city of Balıkesir Province. Balıkesir is in the Marmara region of Turkey and has a population of 265,747 inhabitants. Old name is Karesi or Karasi.- History :...
.
He fought with all of the famous wrestlers of his time and was very famous. He traveled to France, Great Britain, The Netherlands and the USA but was never defeated.
The surname he took after the adoption the 1934 Law in Turkey on Family Names
Atatürk's Reforms
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was Baykurt.