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Tekirdağlı Hüseyin Pehlivan Heykeli
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Tekirdağlı Hüseyin Pehlivan Heykeli

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The Tekirdağlı Hüseyin Pehlivan Statue is located in Cumhuriyet Square in Süleymanpaşa, commemorating the renowned Turkish wrestler Hüseyin Pehlivan. Born in 1908, Hüseyin Pehlivan (also known as Hüseyin Alkaya) immigrated to Tekirdağ with his family in 1927. He was the Kırkpınar chief wrestler eight times between 1935 and 1942. The statue is within 488 meters walking distance of the Tekirdağ Archaeology and Ethnography Museum.