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Travel

sinkingfeeling

(52,986 posts) Tue Jan 30, 2024, 07:19 PM Jan 2024

Has anyone ever gone to a Turkish bath house?

Or just had a Turkish bath?
I'm curious if parts of the process is in a shared (public) space? Also, if you wore a swim suit.
I have some free time in Istanbul and was thinking a bath might be an inciting experience.

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Has anyone ever gone to a Turkish bath house? (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Jan 2024 OP

No, but NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #1

1st thing that popped in my head. sdfernando Jan 2024 #3

yes. most are separated by sex, though some allow both especially in tourist areas Kali Jan 2024 #2

This sounds lovely JudyM Feb 2024 #4

NoRethugFriends

(2,993 posts)

1. No, but

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Tue Jan 30, 2024, 08:04 PM

Jan 2024

sdfernando

(5,379 posts)

3. 1st thing that popped in my head.

Reply to NoRethugFriends (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 30, 2024, 09:39 PM

Jan 2024

That and gladiator movies. Guess I will be going to some place not so nice when I die. 👇🏽

Kali

(55,735 posts)

2. yes. most are separated by sex, though some allow both especially in tourist areas

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Tue Jan 30, 2024, 08:17 PM

Jan 2024

just ask for protocols. people LOVE to help with things like this. bathing suits allowed where I went, but it was a somewhat local touristy area and on a lake shore so there were various water things to do, including mud baths, hot spring soaking, lake swimming, indoor women's, indoor men's, and out door both.

JudyM

(29,517 posts)

4. This sounds lovely

Reply to Kali (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 1, 2024, 08:55 PM

Feb 2024

Did you enjoy the stay enough to go back? I’ve never been.

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