A mainstay of old Turkish films, hammam scenes were highly entertaining, a free space where women would socialise, eat, drink ...

After becoming obsolete during the Ottoman Empire, some Istanbul bathhouses have reopened. To Turks, they're more than just ...

Turkey scrubs up its baths to keep hammam tradition alive For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they mostly fell out of use with the advent of running water, many in ...

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 ...

Built 500 years ago, Istanbul's Zeyrek Cinili Hammam recently reopened after a restoration process that took 13 years — Ozan KOSE For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they ...

ADDS video, detail. Pictures by Ozan Kose and Yasin Akgul. Video by Cem Taylan For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they mostly fell out of use with the advent of ...

Istanbul (AFP) – For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they mostly fell out of use with the advent of running water, many in Turkey are being restored to revive an ...

A mainstay of old Turkish films, hammam scenes were highly entertaining, a free space where women would socialise, eat, drink and even dance.