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Kızılcıklı Mahmut

Turkish wrestler (1880–1931)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ6454836 ↗
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Kızılcıklı Mahmut Pehlivan (b. 1878 or 1880 in Kızılcık village near Silistra, Principality of Bulgaria (a vassal state under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire) – d. February 3, 1931 in Eskişehir, Turkey) was a Turkish wrestler foremost known for his victory over Tom Jenkins in 1908 and loss to Frank Gotch in 1909 during a North American tour.

Given Yusuf İsmail's fame, American professional wrestling promoters chose to launch Mahmut with the ring name Youssouf Mahmout as the son of Yusuf İsmail and further, "the Terrible Turk", a moniker originally carried by Yusuf İsmail.

A main street in Eskişehir, the Anatolian city he later settled is named after him.

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Further reading

"Mahmout Tells Of His Early Life; Turkish Farms Breed Wrestlers. Bulgarian Grappler Who Is Picked as a Likely Opponent for Champion Frank Gotch Describes Training and Conditions in Land of Sultan, Where 100 Contestants Often Participate at Big Festivals." Chicago Tribune. 13 Dec. 1908.

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The public source identifies “Kızılcıklı Mahmut” as turkish wrestler (1880–1931). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kızılcıklı, Mahmut and Turkish.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1878, 1880, 1931, 1908—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1880-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Kızılcıklı, Mahmut and Turkish providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Kızılcıklı Mahmut” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.