Kadir Birlik, One of the Champion Wrestlers of Kırkpınar, Has Passed Away.

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Kadir Birlik, a renowned champion wrestler of the Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Tournament, passed away after suffering a heart attack in Karamürsel district of Kocaeli. The news of Birlik's death caused sadness in the wrestling community.

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Kadir Birlik, a renowned champion wrestler of the Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Tournament, passed away in Kocaeli after suffering a heart attack. Found motionless in his car in his garden by relatives, Birlik could not be saved despite all efforts.