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Traditionally, a whole range of paraphernalia is associated with the hamam. The pestamal, a colourful, checked cloth which is wrapped around the waist by men is still in use. Takunya, or wooden clogs, often inlaid or carved, have generally been replaced by plastic flip-flops. Soap, shampoo and other toiletries were carried in hand crafted copper or even gold plated tarak kutusu, literally comb boxes, and a copper tas was used to pour water over the bather. While some of these are no longer used, they are still widely available to buy, and are guaranteed to add to the pleasure of the hamam experience.

A Turkish bath is one of the nicest and most relaxing things that you can go and do whilst in Altinkum Starting with a lovely hot sauna where you feel like you are going to just pass out eventually from the heat, to the warmed marble table where you receive first your rub down to get rid of old skin (ideal to start your tanning) and then on to the soap foam massage where you feel like telling the guy never to stop. You can also have a head shampoo massage and after some relaxation time, the oil massage which was to die for. Feeling relaxed and revitalized at the same time it cannot be described, but something you have to experience when visiting.