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Hergeleci İbrahim

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İbrahim

Ibrahim Mahmut (1862 in Ezerçe, near Razgrad, Özü Eyalet – 1917 in Sarımeşe, near İzmit, İstanbul Vilayet),[1] nicknamed Hergeleci (Turkish for "trainer of unbroken horses"), was a pehlivan (oil wrestler) from the Ottoman Empire, who also performed as a professional wrestler.[2] He was the Kırkpınar champion in 1914.

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References

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  1. ^ "Hergeleci İbrahim Kabri Başında Anıldı". İzmitCity. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Hergeleci İbrahim Yağlı Güreşleri başlıyor". 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-08. Retrieved 7 February 2019.