It aims to promote and revive sports and culture unique to ancient Turkic life.
A festival spotlighting Turkic sports and cultures from legendary ages past began in Istanbul. It aims to promote and revive sports and cultures unique to ancient Turkic life.
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A mounted archer in traditional dress is seen during the Ethnosports Culture Festival.
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Events include displays of mounted archery, horse riding, oil wrestling, traditional Turkic and Central Asian sports plus folk music.
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It aims to promote and revive sports and culture unique to ancient Turkic life.
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A man in traditional dress is seen during the Ethnosports Culture Festival.
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A horseman in traditional clothes holds a Turkish flag at Ethnosports Culture Festival which takes place at Yenikapi Square in Istanbul, Turkey on May 11, 2017.
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A woman in traditional clothes seen during the Ethnosports Culture Festival.
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A woman in traditional clothes weaves during the Ethnosports Culture Festival.
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Men cook meals for visitors during the Ethnosports Culture Festival.
#Ethnosports
#Turkic culture
#Istanbul
7 years ago
