A mainstay of old Turkish films, hammam scenes were highly entertaining, a free space where women would socialise, eat, drink and even dance. Last year, Istanbul's 500-year-old Zeyrek Cinili ...

Going to a hammam is one of those travel experiences that feels a bit outside your comfort zone at first,but ends up being ...

According to La República, the tradition has survived until today, although hammams fell out of use in Turkey with the advent of running water. Elizabet Kurumlu, an Istanbul-based hammam expert ...

Experience Turkey’s one-of-a-kind spa culture, which combines ancient Roman rituals with rich Ottoman traditions. The hammam, or Turkish bath, offers travelers the ultimate indulgence from the ...

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Built in 1533 by Mimar (Architect) Sinan, Çatma Mescit Hamam was opened last year as ... Perhaps it’s time to finally get... Turkey has the highest per capita tea consumption in the world ...

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