Comments on: Ankara http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/03/22/ankara/ London to Shanghai, by land Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:03:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Claire van den Heever http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/03/22/ankara/#comment-7791 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:19:56 +0000 http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/03/22/ankara/#comment-7791 Hi Heather No clue I'm afraid, but I could hazard a guess: So that eight people could fit around it for a massage? My research did reveal some other interesting details though. Ottoman era hamams were originally structural elements adjoined to mosques, before they became so popular. The masseurs were young boys, recruited from the non-Muslim subject nations, who also worked as sex slaves! Hi Heather
No clue I’m afraid, but I could hazard a guess: So that eight people could fit around it for a massage?

My research did reveal some other interesting details though. Ottoman era hamams were originally structural elements adjoined to mosques, before they became so popular. The masseurs were young boys, recruited from the non-Muslim subject nations, who also worked as sex slaves!

]]> by: Heather http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/03/22/ankara/#comment-7770 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:01:12 +0000 http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/03/22/ankara/#comment-7770 Hi Claire I really enjoyed reading this article and it brought back happy memories of hospitable Turkey. Question - why are the hamam platforms octagonal? Hi Claire
I really enjoyed reading this article and it brought back happy memories of hospitable Turkey. Question - why are the hamam platforms octagonal?

]]> by: BARBARA http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/03/22/ankara/#comment-7424 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:12:14 +0000 http://www.oldworldwandering.com/2007/03/22/ankara/#comment-7424 Hi Ian & Claire, interesting reading as always.Quite a time you are having! Take care, Regards, Barbara. Hi Ian & Claire, interesting reading as always.Quite a time you are having! Take care, Regards, Barbara.

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