Last year, Istanbul's 500-year-old Zeyrek Cinili Hammam -- built during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent by the celebrated Ottoman architect Sinan -- reopened after a painstaking 13-year ...

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Travelers loved this Istanbul property's helpful staff ... take a dip in one of two pools or unwind in the hammam or sauna. Then, retreat to your clean and well-appointed room, which offers ...

Across the street from the Vodafone Arena with views of the Bosphorus Strait, The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul offers ... spa with traditional Turkish baths, a couples hammam suite, a fitness center ...

For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they mostly fell out of use with the advent of running water, many in Turkey ... and private baths in Istanbul, the museum said.