For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society ... from 1638 showing there were 14,536 public and private baths in Istanbul, the museum says. And that tradition has survived until today.

Whilst no longer the place for serious conversation, hammams still play an integral part in Turkish culture, with visits to a ...

The Turkish bath may date back to the Romans but it was the Ottoman Turks who truly made ... to ensure the hammam remains one of Istanbul’s quintessential visitor experiences.