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Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul

Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul

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Created by HeyTripster • Updated On: July 24, 2019

During the Ottoman Empire period, a hammam was built for each mosque. These hammams are quite ostentatious and impressive besides their functions.

Tarihi Haseki Hürrem Sultan Hamamı is one of Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul.

1. Tarihi Haseki Hürrem Sultan Hamamı

Historic and Protected Site · Haseki Sultan · 2 tips and reviews

HeyTripsterHeyTripster: The hammam built by Mimar Sinan for Hürrem Sultan, the wife of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman (Suleiman the Magnificent), dates back to the 16th century. Read more.

Cağaloğlu Hamamı is one of Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul.

2. Cağaloğlu Hamamı

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Kazım İsmail Gürkan Cd. No:34 Cağaloğlu, İstanbul, İstanbul
Bath House · Alemdar · 89 tips and reviews

HeyTripsterHeyTripster: The hammam, which was made built by Sultan Mahmut I, is also included in the list of ”1000 places to be seen before you die” of The New York Times. Read more.

Tarihi Galatasaray Hamamı is one of Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul.

3. Tarihi Galatasaray Hamamı

7.6
Turnacıbaşı Sk. No:24 Galatasaray (istiklal), Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Historic and Protected Site · Kuloglu · 69 tips and reviews

HeyTripsterHeyTripster: The Historical Galatasaray Hammam which is located in Beyoğlu was made built by Sultan II Bayezid in 1481. Read more.

Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamamı is one of Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul.

4. Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamamı

9.4
Kemankeş Mah. Hamam Sok. No:1, İstanbul, İstanbul
Spa · Kemankeş Karamustafapaşa · 149 tips and reviews

HeyTripsterHeyTripster: One of the symbols of Tophane, Kılıç Ali Paşa Hammam was built by Mimar Sinan between 1578 and 1583. Read more.

Süleymaniye Hamamı is one of Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul.

5. Süleymaniye Hamamı

8.3
Mimar Sinan Cad. No:20 (Süleymaniye), Fatih, İstanbul
Bath House · 25 tips and reviews

HeyTripsterHeyTripster: The hammam was built in 1557 by Mimar Sinan. You can find yourself in a time tunnel while bathing in the hammam in Suleymaniye. Read more.

Tarihi Çinili Hamamı is one of Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul.

6. Tarihi Çinili Hamamı

7.0
Allame Cd. Cinili Hamam Sk. No: 204 Üsküdar, İstanbul, İstanbul
Bath House · Valide-i Atik · 75 tips and reviews

HeyTripsterHeyTripster: Made built in 1640 by Kösem Sultan, the Cinili Hammam is decorated with tiles. However, the tiles decorating the hammam, unfortunately, did not remain until today. Read more.

7. Tarihi Gedikpaşa Hamamı

7.7
Hamam Caddesi No:65-67 Gedikpaşa İstanbul (Emin Sinan Mahallesi), Fatih, İstanbul
Historic and Protected Site · 10 tips and reviews

HeyTripsterHeyTripster: The Gedikpasa Hammam, located near the Grand Bazaar, was made built to the famous architect of the period, Hayrettin in 1475 by Gedik Ahmet Pasha. Read more.

Çemberlitaş Hamamı is one of Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul.

8. Çemberlitaş Hamamı

8.1
Mollafenari Mah. Vezirhan Caddesi No: Çemberlitaş, İstanbul, İstanbul
Bath House · Fatih · 147 tips and reviews

HeyTripsterHeyTripster: The hammam was made built by Nur Banu Sultan in 1584 to Mimar Sinan. Ottoman inscriptions in some areas of the hammam have survived to the present day. Read more.

Ağa Hamamı | Turkish Bath is one of Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul.

9. Ağa Hamamı | Turkish Bath

6.7
Kuloğlu Mah. Turnacıbaşı cd. No:48 (Turnacıbaşı caddesi), Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Bath House · Kuloglu · 36 tips and reviews

HeyTripsterHeyTripster: The Historical Ağa Hammam was made built by Fatih Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror (the 7th Ottoman Padishah). Read more.

Mihrimah Sultan Hamamı is one of Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul.

10. Mihrimah Sultan Hamamı

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Fevzipaşa Cad. No:333 Edirnekapı / İSTANBUL, İstanbul, İstanbul
Bath House · Karagümrük · 72 tips and reviews

HeyTripsterHeyTripster: The Hammam is a part of the Ottoman complex which was built by Mimar Sinan between 1562 and 1565 for Mihrimah, the daughter of the Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent from Hurrem Sultan. Read more.