Taped to Imaan Hammam’s refrigerator, along with photos of friends and family and snapshots from her world travels, is a piece of graph-lined paper with “2023” written at the top, then a list of the ...

The Turkish hammam (bathhouse) represents one of the most documented bathing traditions globally — substantial cultural practice that has persisted across approximately 500+ years through Ottoman ...

Every year, my college girlfriends and I plan a trip to a different location to catch up, explore somewhere new, and recharge. While the trips range from domestic locations to international hideaways, ...

The Zeyrek Cinili Hammam in Istanbul, built 500 years ago during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent by the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan, has reopened after a meticulous 13-year restoration project ...

We’ve all experienced the impossibly fresh feeling of postfacial skin: dewy, cleansed, and perfectly polished. In Morocco, this immaculate feeling is elevated into full-body bliss in the hammam––a ...

The Turkish hammam is far more than a place for physical cleansing—it is a deeply rooted institution in the public and religious life of Muslim societies. Unlike the ancient Graeco-Roman thermae, ...

For some people, their shower routine is akin to meditative moment of self-care. They happily—and diligently—indulge in what TikTokers call the 'everything shower,' using a cocktail of body scrubs, ...

“How clean you feel after a Turkish bath is magical. My skin got rid of all the dead skin and it felt like new. I felt so relaxed,” says Harkiran Singh Bhasin, a photographer from Vasai, Palghar ...

Istanbul, Turkey – The Zeyrek neighbourhood of Istanbul is quintessentially residential; men play backgammon on makeshift tables and discarded vegetable crates line the streets. Seemingly identical ...