Harika Başkent Hamamı, in the Sincan district of Ankara province, channels thermal water (pH 7.3) through a steam hammam, with a kessa scrub and massage on a marble slab.
Insider tip — 'Harika Başkent Hamamı' (Wonderful Capital Hammam) in Sincan, Ankara — a public bath in Turkey's capital city's western district. 'Başkent' (capital city) in the name proudly announces Ankara's identity; Sincan is one of Ankara's most populous outer districts, home to a large working-class community. The hammam provides affordable traditional bathing for a high-density urban neighbourhood far from Ankara's geothermal resources.