Erkan Taş became the chief wrestler at Kırkpınar

In the chief wrestler final match of the event at Sarayiçi Er Meydanı, Feyzullah Aktürk, who defeated Mustafa Batu, Yıldıray Pala, Orhan Okulu, Mustafa Taş in previous rounds, faced Erkan Taş, who eliminated İsmail Balaban, Mehmet Yeşil Yeşil, Ali Gürbüz, Seçkin Duman.

After the prayer led by Başcazgır Emin Ger, the chief wrestlers known as the "hard rock" of the wrestling fields, 27-year-old Feyzullah Aktürk from Manisa Akhisar - this year's chief wrestler in the Yuntdağı, Sekapark, Kestel, Vezirköprü, Çardak, Kula, Manavgat, Çağlak, and Karadilli wrestling events - and 26-year-old Erkan Taş from Sinop, called "iron roasted chickpea", chief wrestler of Dikmen, Ödemiş, Osmancık, Edremit, and Çalı wrestling this season, stepped out for the preliminary ceremony.

The stands greeted the chief wrestlers with applause.

The wrestling under the management of Olgay İnce, a referee from the Kocaeli region, between Feyzullah Aktürk and Erkan Taş began.

The wrestling started actively with reciprocal attacks. Strong moves sometimes resulted in an aggressive match. Until the 15th minute of the match, Erkan Taş showed a more dominant wrestling style. During this time, although he countered two critical moves from his opponent, the central referee warned Feyzullah to wrestle actively.

At the 20th minute of the match, the wrestling continued on the ground with Erkan Taş's counterattack. In response to Erkan Taş's attempts of paça-kazık, Feyzullah continued the match defensively. Referee Olgay İnce, citing the long time the wrestling had been on the ground, invited the wrestlers to continue standing. In the 30-minute normal period, no result was achieved, with Erkan Taş being more active and Feyzullah adopting a defensive strategy. The wrestling was left to the scoring phase to determine the winner.

Starting the scoring wrestling under warning pressure, Feyzullah Aktürk exhibited more active wrestling. The crowd was excited by Feyzullah Aktürk's counter moves at minutes 35, 41, and 45, but these attacks yielded no result.

At the 49th minute, Erkan Taş, who managed to evade Feyzullah Aktürk's single-leg takedown attempt, scored points and won the match.

With this result, Erkan Taş became the chief wrestler of the 665th Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling.

Minister Bak congratulated chief wrestler Erkan Taş

Youth and Sports Minister Osman Aşkın Bak issued a congratulatory message for Erkan Taş, who won the chief wrestler title and the gold belt at the 665th Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling held at Edirne Sarayiçi Er Meydanı.

Minister Bak's message included the following statements:

"I congratulate Erkan Taş, who won the chief wrestler title and the gold belt at the 665th Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling held this year at the Edirne Historical Sarayiçi Er Meydanı. I thank all wrestlers competing in one of the world's longest-lasting sports organizations, the Historical Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling, for their contributions to keeping our historical heritage alive."