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Turkey scrubs up its baths to keep hammam tradition alive
Turkey scrubs up its baths to keep hammam tradition alive For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they mostly fell out of use with the advent of running water, many in ...
Bathhouses, Saunas, and the New Culture of Bathing
During the Roman Empire, bathhouses were more than a clean place to rinse off the grime from the grind; they were central to ...
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Witnesses describe chaos and panic at Turkish ski resort as fire ripped through hotel where 79 died
A worker from a hotel nearby the popular Turkish ski resort where at least 75 people were killed by a raging fire recounted a harrowing experience of death and despair. The blaze through the 12-storey ...
Two years on, survivors of Turkish earthquake still struggle with loss and hardship
Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey's southern region, nearly half a million people remain in ...