Hamam, otherwise known as a Turkish bath is the Middle Eastern variant of a steam bath. For centuries they have played a significant role in Middle-Eastern culture, serving as a venue for social gatherings, ritual cleansing, as well as architectural structures and institutions.

Hamam combines the functonality and structural elements of its predecessors in Anatolia, the Roman thermae and Byzantine baths, with the Central Asian Turkish tradition of steam bathing and respect for water.

Europeans learned about Hamam during their contact with the Ottomans, hence the Turkish influence. The name however is derived from Arabic, basically meaning heat and in some dialects used simply to refer to bathroom or toilet.

A Hamam treatment is quite similar to that of a sauna and closely related to the bathing practices of the Romans.

Firstly, it is essential to shower before entering; both for hygiene, as well as to better prepare the body. After which, bathers relax in what we call the warm room, heated by a continuous flow of hot, dry air, allowing you to perspire freely. Using a traditional Luffa exfoliating sponge, the body is washed, beginning with the feet, with lukewarm water and body wash. Wash off slowly and gently, using cold water.

Bathers may move to the hot room, whilst repeating the process of splashing themselves with cold water, helping the body rejuvenate, invigorate and improving blood circulation. Repeat the pouring of cold water over your entire body a number of times.

After performing a full body wash, bathers finally retire to the cooling room, where they can have a refreshing drink, cold water or herbal tea, a variety of seasonal fruits and enjoy a period of serenity and relaxation. This can be in turn followed by a scrub massage, or one of our many treatments.

For best results, a number of health and spa products are now available to entice the senses and calm the mind.

The Arabs have also built many of their own version of the Greek-Roman baths they encountered following their conquests of Alexandria.

However, the Turkish hamam has a more improved style and functionality from these structures that emerged as annex buildings of mosques or as re-use of the remaining Roman baths. Hamams quickly evolved into institutions and eventually with the works of the Ottoman architect Sinan, into monumental structural complexes.

A typical hamam consists of three interconnected basic rooms similar to its Roman ancestors: the sıcaklık (or hararet - caldarium) which is the hot room, the warm room (tepidarium) which is the intermediate room and the soğukluk which is the cool room.

Hamam Omerye is unique experience. It is a wonderful balance of health and relaxation within a historical and cultural haven.

Although it was, and in many ways still is a social gathering institution and open for individual rituals, when entering Omerye's space, one must respect the energy of others.

Hamam is indeed a place of meditation, peace and relaxation. Allow people to enjoy the mellow and spiritual music; the soft and comforting lighting; the soothing and gentle pouring of water; and the sacred aromas.

Omerye, A common cosmos of tranquility and harmony.