"Of hammams, concubines and eunuchs in Istanbul’s Topkapi Palace (IANS Travel)
Istanbul, May 23 – They were powerful sultans of Turkey and held sway over vast lands in Europe, Asia and northern Africa, but when it came to bathing in the hammams with their numerous wives, the emperors locked themselves up inside a gold-grilled cage – to bathe in peace away from their womenfolk."
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