Baths and bathing culture in Turkey: The hammam

Baths and bathing culture in Turkey: The hammam

Although today we think of bathing as a private activity, the public bath, or hammam, was a vital social institution in any Middle Eastern city for centuries before the advent of modern plumbing. Hammams played a central role in promoting hygiene and public health, but they also served as meeting places where people could relax and socialize. Read more...
February 03, 2017 — Derya Aguday Merakos