Ahmet Kireççi

Ahmet Kireççi, Turkish wrestler (died 1979)

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Born: October 27, 1914
Died: August 17, 1979
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1914

About Ahmet Kireççi

Ahmet Kireççi, also known as Ahmet Mersinli, was a Turkish sports wrestler, who won the Olympic medal twice, the bronze medal in the Middleweight class of Men's Freestyle Wrestling at the 1936 Olympics and the gold medal in the Heavyweight class of Men's Greco-Roman category at the 1948 Olympics. He switched over to wrestling and took part in a yağlı güreş (oil wrestling) competition in Tarsus, where he became champion. At 18 years of age, he became Balkan champion, a title he repeated twice more.

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The world when Ahmet Kireççi was born

Ahmet Kireççi was born in 1914. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1914

Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

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Measure	1914	2026
Population	97.2M	341 million

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