Crafted for rest and ritual under Ottoman and European influence.
Beloved by artists, poets, and locals in vibrant Çukurcuma.
Silenced for years, then carefully restored with historic integrity.
Revived as a living hammam where stillness meets tradition.
Tucked into the quiet backstreets of Beyoğlu, Çukurcuma Hamam has been whispering stories in marble and steam since 1831. Commissioned by Nakşidil Valide Sultan, a consort of Sultan Abdulhamid I and the adoptive mother of Sultan Mahmud II, the hammam was designed as an intimate space for rest, ritual, and renewal.
Legend tells that Nakşidil, originally of French descent, brought both Ottoman discipline and European elegance into the space — a fusion still visible in the hammam’s subtle wooden detailing and feminine geometry. Originally known as Sürahi Hamamı, and later as Süreyya Hamamı, the structure has long served Istanbul’s local residents, artists, travelers, and poets — among them, a young Konstantinos Kavafis, who lived just a few streets away in the 1880s.
