Kızılcahamam Büyük Kaplıca
Municipal thermal bath in the centre of Kızılcahamam with separate women's and men's sections and bookable family cabins; the municipality calls it Türkiye's largest hamam. The water is a fluoride, sodium and bicarbonate mineral water that the operator says is for bathing only, as it carries arsenic.
WhatThermal bath, KızılcahamamTurkeyNatural thermal water
WhenOpen all year
Hot roomsSauna only in the private cabins (2,000 TRY for 4 people)
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CostKaplıca Giriş (thermal bath entry)TRY 400about €7.5As of Oct 2026
AccessSeparate women's and men's sections. The operator warns the water contains arsenic above permitted levels and is not for drinking.
Getting in
- Address
- Kaplıca Sokak, Yenice Mahallesi, Kızılcahamam, Ankara
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Kaplıca Giriş (thermal bath entry) (Children under 6 free, 6 to 12 half price)TRY 400about €7.5
- Özel Kabin (Saunasız / 4 kişi / 1,5 saat) (private cabin, no sauna, 4 people, 1.5 hours) (Marriage certificate requested for family cabins)TRY 1,700about €31
- Özel Kabin (Saunalı / 4 kişi / 1,5 saat) (private cabin with sauna, 4 people, 1.5 hours)TRY 2,000about €36
- Kese Uygulaması (scrub)TRY 400about €7.5
- Köpük Uygulaması (foam wash)TRY 400about €7.5
- Hours
- Mon10:00-00:00
- Tue10:00-00:00
- Wed10:00-00:00
- Thu10:00-00:00
- Fri10:00-00:00
- Sat08:00-00:00
- Sun08:00-00:00
- Swimwear and rules
- Women must wear a swim cap and swimsuit, men a swim cap and shorts.
- Children
- Boys up to 3 are allowed in the women's section. Under 6 free, 6 to 12 half price, 12 and over full price.
- Tickets
- Day ticket, no time slot
- Official site
- kizilcahamam.bel.tr
- Facilities
- RestaurantSauna
About Kızılcahamam Büyük Kaplıca
The municipality sells a bride's hamam package: the bride and her friends get a decorated room with tulle, candles, rose petals and balloons, a bridal crown and a tambourine, and the bride a kese scrub and foam massage. There is also a salt room and a doctor fish treatment.