Four Original Trabzon Bath

Abstract

In the year 1461, after the conquest by Fatih Sultan Mehmet, the city was built in the city center.
In the archive records and publications related to the baths in Trabzon City Center, twenty
historical baths are mentioned. Some of them belong to the pre-conquest of the city, the
Turkization of the city, the restoration of which continues to be used in the İçkale Palace Bath, the Double and more known as the Hacı Kasım as the Fatih Bath, known as the Tower Baths are not known structures. It is known that 12 baths were built in the city after the conquest. Those who have survived to this day; Imaret, Tophane, Iskender Pasha, Eight Direkli, Alaca, Haci Arif,
Meydan and Askeriye. Tekfur Palace (İçkale Saray can be), Tekfur Meadow, Kahyaoğlu, Çukur,
Çömlekçi, Kral Kızı and Gâvur baths have not survived. In this study, four original bath
structures which are important in terms of urban culture and social history were tried to be
evaluated.