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The Istanbul Hammam | ุญู ูุงู ุฅุณุทูุจูู
An American convert visits a historic hammam in Istanbul. The attendant shows her how Turkish women have bathed for centuriesโand pleasures that predate the empire.
The Ottoman Historian | ู ุคุฑุฎุฉ ุงูุนุซู ุงูููู
She researches Ottoman palace archives in Istanbul. He's the descendant who guards family secrets. Their academic inquiry becomes something more personal.
The Turkish Delight | ููู ุฉ ุงููุงุถู
A widower visits a sweet shop in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar. The confectioner who serves him offers more than lokumโshe offers a taste of what he's been missing.
ุฏูุฑูุณู ุงููููุฏูุงุกู | The Lesson of the Vocative
A muezzin in Istanbul learns the grammar of calling through ุงููุฏุงุก, as her voice reaches not only the faithful but also the heart of a forbidden listener.
The Sultan's Bath Attendant of Istanbul | ุฎูุงุฏูู ูุฉู ุญูู ููุงู ู ุงูุณููููุทูุงูู ูู ุฅูุณูุทูููุจููู
In the steaming chambers of the imperial hammam, a bath attendant teaches a lonely vizier that true cleansing comes not from water, but from passion.
The Sultan's Bathhouse | ุญูู ูุงู ู ุงูุณููููุทุงู
In the steaming halls of the royal hammam, a voluptuous bath attendant and a visiting prince discover forbidden pleasures amid the mist and marble.