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Many hammams are being restored to revive this age-old practice, becoming favorites among both tourists and locals.

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ADDS video, detail. Pictures by Ozan Kose and Yasin Akgul. Video by Cem Taylan For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they mostly fell out of use with the advent of ...

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A mainstay of old Turkish films, hammam scenes were highly entertaining, a free space where women would socialise, eat, drink and even dance.