The final Ranking Series event of the year is coming up in Istanbul, Turkey. It is a fine designation by United World Wrestling as the Yasar Dogu is one of the toughest tournaments in the world.

The 47th annual Yasar Dogu will represent the final opportunity for freestyle wrestlers to improve their seed for this year's world championships in Kazakhstan. While it is only the second year of being a Ranking Series event, it was chosen because of how historically strong it is.

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Nearly half (19 of 40) of the men's freestyle world medalists from Budapest have wrestled at the Yasar Dogu since 2014. In total, 45 different world medalists have competed in Turkey over the past five years. That's individuals, not total number of medals.

All four of the 2018 world medalists at 57kg have wrestled at Dogu in the last five years, as well as both 2017 finalists. Euro Games champ Mahir Amiraslanov was the runner-up in 2017 and bronze the year before, when three-time European champ Giorgi Edisherashvili was the other bronze. Additionally, two Mongolian athletes who eventually won medals up at 61kg placed at the Dogu at 57kg over the past five years.

Up at 65kg, medalists like Frank Chamizo, Ganzorig, Gadzhiev, and Bajrang have all wrestled in Istanbul. World champs Denis Tsargush and Jordan Burroughs have won 74kg, but Dogu is so tough that two of Burroughs' eight career losses on the senior level have happed here.

Turkey obviously always send their stars, from world and Olympic champ Taha Akgul to multiple time medalists Selim Yasar and Soner Demirtas, as well as world bronzes Yakup Gor and Suleyman Atli. Turkish studs like Mustafa Kaya and Fatih Erdin have won medals a combined seven times at the Yasar Dogu.

Based on their post match interviews, you can expect nearly all of the men's freestyle winners from Final X to be in attendance this year. Check out how America stacks up over the last five years when it comes to earned Dogu medals.

Olympic or world medal winners in italics.

2018 Yasar Dogu Results

57kg

GOLD: Thomas Gilman, USA

SILVER: Dimchik Rinchinov, BLR

BRONZE: Suleyman Atli, TUR

BRONZE: Vicky Vicky, IND

61kg

GOLD: Mohammadbagher Yakhkeshi, IRI

SILVER: Sandeep Tomar, IND

BRONZE: Mirjalal Hasanzade, AZE

BRONZE: Andrey Bekrenev, BLR

65kg

GOLD: Mehran Nasiri, IRI

SILVER: Ali Rahimzada, AZE

BRONZE: Madyar Burkhan, KAZ

BRONZE: Daulet Niyazbekov, KAZ

70kg

GOLD: Bajrang Punia, IND

SILVER: Andrey Kviatkovski, UKR

BRONZE: Agahuseyn Mustafayev, AZE

BRONZE: Mustafa Kaya, TUR

74kg

GOLD: Frank Chamizo, ITA

SILVER: Jordan Burroughs, USA

BRONZE: Bolat Sakayev, KAZ

BRONZE: Nurlan Bekzhanov, KAZ

79kg

GOLD: Kyle Dake, USA

SILVER: Ibrahim Yusubov, AZE

BRONZE: Jabrayil Hasanov, AZE

BRONZE: Rustam Dudaiev, UKR

86kg

GOLD: David Taylor, USA

SILVER: Murad Suleymanov, AZE

BRONZE: Boris Makoev, SVK

BRONZE: Fatih Erdin, TUR

92kg

GOLD: Mohammad Ebrahimi, IRI

SILVER: Alireza Karimi, IRI

BRONZE: Ivan Yankouski, BLR

BRONZE: Hajy Rajabau, BLR

97kg

GOLD: Aslanbek Alborov, AZE

SILVER: Mojtaba Goleij, IRI

BRONZE: Kyle Snyder, USA

BRONZE: Fatih Yasarli, TUR

125kg

GOLD: Oleksandr Khotsianivski, UKR

SILVER: Yadollah Mohebi, IRI

BRONZE: Danylo Kartavyi, UKR

BRONZE: Nick Gwiazdowski, USA

2017 Yasar Dogu Results

57kg

GOLD: Suleyman Atli, TUR

SILVER: Mahir Amiraslanov, AZE

BRONZE: Sezgin Pismisoglu, TUR

BRONZE: Zaur Uguev, RUS

61kg

GOLD: Galib Aliyev, AZE

SILVER: Abdi Zurnaci, TUR

BRONZE: Egor Ponomarev, RUS

BRONZE: Valodya Frangulyan, ARM

65kg

GOLD: Mustafa Kaya, TUR

SILVER: Narek Sirunyan, ARM

BRONZE: Sefa Aksoy, TUR

BRONZE: Selahattin Kilicsallayan, TUR

70kg

GOLD: Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov, RUS

SILVER: Ildus Giniyatyllin, RUS

BRONZE: Zafer Dama, TUR

BRONZE: Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov, RUS

74kg

GOLD: Muslim Evloev, KGZ

SILVER: Khetik Tsabolov, RUS

BRONZE: Artem Umarov, RUS

BRONZE: Khalil Aminov, RUS

86kg

GOLD: Dauren Kurugliev, RUS

SILVER: Selim Yasar, TUR

BRONZE: Fatih Erdin, TUR

BRONZE: Ahmet Bilici, TUR

97kg

GOLD: Aslanbek Alborov, AZE

SILVER: Riza Yildirim, TUR

BRONZE: Fatih Yasarli, TUR

BRONZE: Samil Erdogan, TUR

125kg

GOLD: Alan Khugaev, RUS

SILVER: Bekir Eryucel, TUR

BRONZE: Sakir Bozkurt, TUR

BRONZE: Robert Baran, POL

2016 Yasar Dogu Results

57kg

GOLD: Suleyman Atli, TUR

SILVER: Tsogtbaatar Damdinbazar, MGL

BRONZE: Giorgi Edisherashvili, AZE

BRONZE: Mahir Amiraslanov, AZE

61kg

GOLD: Mehmet Soyler, TUR

SILVER: Tuvshintilga, MGL

BRONZE: Mustafa Kartal, TUR

BRONZE: Recep Topal, TUR

65kg

GOLD: Batmagnal Batchuulun, MGL

SILVER: Mustafa Kaya, TUR

BRONZE: Agahuseyn Mustafayev, AZE

BRONZE: George Bucur, ROU

70kg

GOLD: Muhammet Ilkhan, TUR

SILVER: Gadzhimurad Omarov, AZE

BRONZE: Gitinomagomed, AZE

BRONZE: Azamad Omuzhanov, KAZ

74kg

GOLD: Jordan Burroughs, USA

SILVER: Zelimkhan Khadjiev, FRA

BRONZE: Islam Kilic, TUR

BRONZE: Soner Demirtas, TUR

86kg

GOLD: Aleksandr Gostiyez, AZE

SILVER: Selim Yasar, TUR

BRONZE: Unurbat Purejav, MGL

BRONZE: Gamzet Osmanov, AZE

97kg

GOLD: Fatih Yasarli, TUR

SILVER: Dorjkhand Khudburgla, MGL

BRONZE: Muren Mutlu, TUR

BRONZE: Ibrahim Bolukbasi, TUR

125kg

GOLD: Taha Akgul, TUR

SILVER: Tony Nelson, USA

BRONZE: Jamalladin Magomedov, AZE

BRONZE: Yasan Kilic, TUR

2015 Yasar Dogu Results

57kg

GOLD: Nurislam Sanayev, KAZ

SILVER: Sezer Akgul, TUR

BRONZE: Ruslan Gasimov, AZE

BRONZE: Otari Gogava, GEO

61kg

GOLD: Dzhamal Otarsultanov, RUS

SILVER: Munir Recep Atkas, TUR

BRONZE: Viktor Lebedev, RUS

BRONZE: Rustam Ampar, RUS

65kg

GOLD: Mustafa Kaya, TUR

SILVER: Boris Novachkov, BUL

BRONZE: Agahuseyn Mustafayev, AZE

BRONZE: Jimmy Kennedy, USA

70kg

GOLD: Magomedmurad Gadzhiev, POL

SILVER: Evgeny Nedealko, MDA

BRONZE: Mulid Lampezhev, RUS

BRONZE: Jordan Oliver, USA

74kg

GOLD: Denis Tsargush, RUS

SILVER: Soner Demirtas, TUR

BRONZE: Khetik Tsabolov, RUS

BRONZE: Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov, RUS

86kg

GOLD: Aleksandr Gostiyez, AZE

SILVER: Grzybicki Radoslaw, POL

BRONZE: Keith Gavin, USA

BRONZE: Ahmet Bilici, TUR

97kg

GOLD: Abdusalam Gadisov, RUS

SILVER: Dato Marsagashvili, GEO

BRONZE: Ibrahim Bolukbasi, TUR

BRONZE: Radoslaw Baran, POL

125kg

GOLD: Taha Akgul, TUR

SILVER: Aiaal Lazarev, KGZ

BRONZE: Daulet Shabanu, KAZ

BRONZE: Tanju Gemici, TUR

2014 Yasar Dogu Results

57kg

GOLD: Nomin Batbold, MGL

SILVER: Fumitaka Morishita, JPN

BRONZE: Yuki Takahashi, JPN

BRONZE: Sezer Akgul, TUR

61kg

GOLD: Jimmy Kennedy, USA

SILVER: Nyam Ochir, MGL

BRONZE: Akhmednabi Gvarzatilov, AZE 

BRONZE: Murshid Mutalimov, RUS

65kg

GOLD: Frank Chamizo, ITA

SILVER: Magomed Muslimov, AZE

BRONZE: Mustafa Kaya, TUR

BRONZE: Mandakhnaran Ganzorig, MGL

70kg

GOLD: Yakur Gor, TUR

SILVER: Emin Azizov, AZE

BRONZE: Mustafa Kuyucu, TUR

BRONZE: Peyman Yaramadi, IRI

74kg

GOLD: Nick Marable, USA

SILVER: Ghaleh Rezaei, IRI

BRONZE: Jordan Burroughs, USA

BRONZE: Soner Demirtas, TUR

86kg

GOLD: Abdulrashid Sadulaeav, RUS

SILVER: Phil Keddy, USA

BRONZE: Alireza Karimi, IRI

BRONZE: Mohammed Ebrahimi, IRI

97kg

GOLD: Khetag Gazyumov, AZE

SILVER: Ali Bonceoglu, TUR

BRONZE: Roman Bakirov, AZE

BRONZE: Ibrahim Bolukbasi, TUR

125kg

GOLD: Taha Akgul, TUR

SILVER: Komeil Ghasemi, IRI

BRONZE: Dom Bradley, USA

BRONZE: Yunus Emre Dede, TUR