The Turkish bath called "Hamam" is a place of both physical and psychological purification. It is rooted in the Turkish culture for centuries. Sultan Mehmet 1st has constructed the first public Hamam in Istanbul, in 1741. Lights and colours create the peculiar atmosphere of the Hamams. When you enter the Hamam, you leave the feverish world outside, change your cloths with "peştamal" and your shoes with clogs called "takunya". The temperature of the washing place under the dome is nearly 50°C and humid. The pores of your body will open. Then, the bath attendant come and start to rub your body with a coarse bath-glove called "kese" in order to remove the useless remains of your skin. This will be followed by an enjoyable massage with foam.

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