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Turkish towels came to be as an important aspect of Muslim bathing culture, or Hammam, spread along with the Ottoman Empire during the 14th through early 20th centuries. One of the other words often ...

An interior view of Istanbul's Hurrem Sultan Hamam. Turkish baths typically have three main sections. - Hakan Akgun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images EDITOR’S NOTE: This CNN Travel series is, or was, ...

Istanbul (CNN) — Cocooned in the warm embrace of the hamam, sounds are muffled. Gentle light from oculi, “eyes” in a large dome overhead, etches patterns across the marble surfaces below. Running ...