Definition of Hamam (Turkish Bath):
A Turkish bath (Turkish: hamam) is the Turkish variant of a steam bath,
sauna or Russian bath, distinguished by a focus on water, as distinct from
ambient steam. In Western Europe, the 'Turkish bath' as a method of
cleansing and relaxation became popular during the Victorian era...
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Experiencing Turkish Bath:
The tradition of the Turkish bath extends far back, to a time before Turks
had reached Anatolia. When theTurks arrived in Anatolia, they brought with
them one bathing tradition, and were confronted with another, that of
Romans and Byzantines, with certain local variants...
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Hamam accessories:
Several accessories from Roman times survive in modern hamams, such as
the peştemal (a special cloth of silk and/or cotton to cover the body, like
a pareo), nalın (wooden clogs that prevent slipping on the wet floor, or
mother-of-pearl), kese (a rough mitt for massage), and sometimes jewel
boxes, gilded soap boxes, mirrors, henna bowls, and perfume bottles...
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Hamam Elements:
Gobektasi (Heated Marble Bed)
‘’Heated marble slab to lie on for sweating in a
Turkish bath’’
In the center of the Hamam (Turkish-bath) is a
raised marble platform “gobektasi” (navel stone).
This is a bearable hot
platform for you to relax, sit,
lay, work up a sweat, get
your scrub and soap
massages. You will get a
brisk rub of your body with a
coarse loofah mitt to remove
layers of dead skin.
Gobektasi
Kese (Traditional Turkish Bath Scrub)
‘’Traditionally, the masseurs in the baths, tellak in Turkish,
were young men who helped wash clients by soaping and
scrubbing their bodies.’’
(Whole body peeling with Kese)
This massage is for relaxing the
muscles and for curring muscle
stiffness and relieving cramps due
to stress and exposure to wind.
It is a process for removing the
dead skin cells off with 'Kese' in
Hamam, without any pain. The
scrub (Kese) will purify your skin
and you will feel your skin breathe.
Kese