I am stretched out on the marble slab in the centre of the Çemberlitaş Hamam, soaking up the steamy atmosphere of one of…
“Sacred Light of Osman” Named after the enormous mosque that is its centrepiece, Nuruosmaniye is the area immediately to the east of the…
“Hooped Stone” At Çemberlitaş what was Divan Yolu, the old Roman Mesa, changes its name to Yeniceriler Caddesi (Janissary Street). Today the Çemberlitaş Meydanı…
Turkey has a long history of public bathing stretching right back to Roman times. The modern hamam or Turkish bath is merely an…