For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they mostly fell out of use with the advent of running ...

Often featured in older Turkish films, hammam scenes are highly entertaining, with women not only bathing but enjoying these ...

Ozan KOSE/AFP/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 ...

Photo: 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 ancient ...

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 ... and private baths in Istanbul, the museum said.

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 ancient ... with census ...