Has anyone ever gone to a Turkish bath house?

[sinkingfeeling]

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.

[NoRethugFriends]

1. No, but

[sdfernando]

3. 1st thing that popped in my head.

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

[Kali]

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

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]

4. This sounds lovely

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