Care Ritual
Clay massage and scented olive-oil massage
Natural Renewal is a 105-minute experience that combines the traditional Turkish hamam ritual with a face mask, head-neck massage, full-body clay massage, and scented olive-oil massage.
A balanced choice for guests who want more time devoted to skin care, and who want the traditional kese-and-foam ritual completed with a relaxing full-body massage.
Your ritual begins in the warmth of the hamam's heated marble and steam. This preparation time helps your body adjust to the heat, relax, and prepare for the traditional kese to follow.
The traditional kese scrub helps remove dead skin cells from the skin's surface. A massage follows with a rich foam hand-whipped from natural olive-oil soap, leaving the skin feeling clean, soft, and refreshed.
A natural clay is massaged into the entire body rather than left to sit and dry on the skin. The treatment leaves the skin feeling clean, refreshed, and cared for.
While the face mask is applied, a relaxing massage is given to the head and neck. This stage pairs facial care with bodily relaxation, a calm transition into the ritual's remaining treatments.
A full-body massage with scented olive oil helps the body relax and the pace of the ritual slow down.
After the ritual, you move to the resting area. Over traditional tea or seasonal şerbet, time is set aside for your body to cool gradually and for the experience to come to a calm close.
Reserve Natural Renewal and choose the time that suits you.
Reserve this package → Compare all packages →
Sokullu Mehmet Paşa Hamamı is open every day. The men's section operates 08:00–23:00, and the women's section 09:00–21:00. The recommended last reservation time is 21:30 for men and 19:30 for women, to allow time for the full ritual.
Outside food and drink are not permitted in the hamam. In line with hygiene rules, no food or drink is served in the warm or hot rooms — guests may order from our menu in the resting area (soğukluk). Photos and videos may only be taken in the resting area, without disturbing other guests or including them in the shot, and in keeping with the general rules of a public establishment.
At Sokullu Mehmet Paşa Hamamı, men and women are served in separate sections — though we'd like to remind you that bathing in a hamam is, at heart, a shared experience, carried on the same way for centuries.
Hamam treatments are not recommended for guests with heart or vascular conditions, high or low blood pressure, respiratory conditions (asthma, bronchitis, COPD), diabetes, or a urinary tract infection, or for guests who have recently had surgery or are undergoing cancer treatment. Guests with severe skin conditions such as burns or allergies, open wounds, or epilepsy are unable to make use of our services. Pregnant guests are advised not to enter the hamam. Drinking alcohol, or arriving very hungry or very full, before your visit are also worth keeping in mind for your health.
You can safely store your personal belongings throughout your hamam experience in the lockable cabinet assigned to you.
For your comfort, everything you might need — peştamal, slippers, towels, shampoo, and other personal care items — is provided at the hamam. If you prefer, you're welcome to bathe in your own swimsuit or bikini. You're also welcome to bring your own personal care products and use your own shampoo and soap in the washing area.
We recommend arriving 15 minutes before your reservation time, so you can settle in comfortably before your ritual begins. From the moment you enter, our staff will guide you throughout. A full hamam experience — including washing and resting time — takes approximately 90 minutes; we kindly ask that you book your reservation with this duration in mind.
