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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 Hammam -- ...