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The Islamic emphasis on personal cleanliness and purification resulted in hundreds of hamams being built throughout Istanbul over the centuries starting from around 1400. This tradition has been ...

Hammams—the public baths that have been an integral part of Istanbul life for centuries—can be found everywhere from the city's quiet historic neighborhoods to inside the best hotels in Turkey, and ...

From Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamamı to Çukurcuma Hamamı, here are five of the best places to experience a relaxing steam bath in Istanbul. For centuries, Istanbul's hammams have been a source of pleasure and ...

The Turkish bath may date back to the Romans but it was the Ottoman Turks who truly made the tradition their own, adorning their great capital on the Bosphorus with about 15,000 often majestic bath ...

Simply sign up to the House & Home myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Broken traditional Iznik tiles, old Byzantine column capitals, a perfectly preserved coffee cup. When Koza Yazgan ...

(CNN) — Closed to the public for more than a decade, the stunning Zeyrek Çinili Hamam has just reopened its wooden doors to the world. Located in Istanbul’s Zeyrek neighborhood – on the European side ...