Relaxing in Istanbul's ancient Turkish baths

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AP Television Istanbul, Turkey, 27 April 2010 1. Pan from man getting washed to men lying on hot stone in Hamam 2. Mid shot man getting washed with scrubber 3. Close up man getting washed with scrubber 4. Wide shot men lying on hot stone and one man being washed with bubbles 5. Pan cloth soaked with soap being squeezed out on man 6. Pan lobby with man walking into Hamam 7. Set up shot Elcin Ceilik 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Elcin Ceilik, Cemberlitas Hamam: "They go on the hot marble, after 20 or 30 minutes the attendant comes and scrubs them. They wash them with soap and bubbles. This is the traditional way of Turkish Bath." 9. Mid shot man's shoulders and arm being washed with bubbly soap 10. Wide shot man's head being washed by attendant 11. Mid shot man being scrubbed 12. Mid shot man getting his head washed 13. Close up man getting his head washed 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Elcin Ceilik, Cemberlitas Hamam: "You feel like a newborn, like a baby in your skin and also it's really useful for your social life." 15. Close up two men talking while lying down on hot stone 16. Pan men lying on hot stone 17. Tilt down attendant to man getting his legs washed 18. SOUNDBITE (English) no name given, Voxpop: "It's like in the sky, it's really warm and it's really soft, it's like in a cloud." 19. Mid shot man having water poured over his head 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Schnake, Voxpop: "I feel like reborn, it's quite relaxing and I'm feeling really good afterwards." 21. SOUNDBITE (English) Rahim Verjee, Voxpop: "I think it's one of the best places I've been to and one of the best massages I've ever had because it just loosens your body and you feel like out of the world." 22. Wide shot men walking through marble gate in Hamam 23. Mid shot top of marble structure on gate 24. Close up tulip shapes on marble gate 25. Wide shot marble gate 26. Pan writing on marble gate 27. Mid shot dome of Hamam 28. Close up top of Hamam's dome AP Television Istanbul, Turkey, 28 April 2010 29. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Afife Batur, Architect: "They (Hamams) are just as architecturally rich as mosques and other religious structures. However they have never been protected like these. As a result the number of Hamams has decreased over the years." AP Television Istanbul, Turkey, 27 April 2010 30. Tilt down Hamam building 31. Mid shot entrance sign reading "Built by Mimar Sinan in 1584, Cemberlitas Hamam, The Historical Turkish Bath" 32. Tilt down Hamam entrance to people coming out of door 33. Pan writing on sign above entrance 34. Close up detail of writing 35. Tilt down interior from dome to men lying on hot stone in Hamam 36. Mid shot sun shining through dome's circular glass shapes 37. Wide shot exterior of dome with glass shapes known as "feners" 38. Mid shot feners 39. Close up fener with steam in it AP Television Istanbul, Turkey, 28 April 2010 40. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Afife Batur, Architect: "The Hamams in Istanbul have a distinguished architectural style. As I have mentioned, the type of Hamams that we have over here has the warm and hot areas of the baths have domes. They are all closed doors and are lit from above with small glass shapes called "feners"." AP Television Istanbul, Turkey, 27 April 2010 41. Wide shot steam rising out of pipe next to dome with feners 42. Close up steam rising out of pipe 43. Wide shot Yasar Sahin opening door to fire that heats the Hamam 44. Close up fire 45. Pan from shovel lifting sawdust to throwing it into oven 46. Close up fire in oven 47. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Yasar Sahin, Hamam heating worker: 48. Close up fire 49. Pan men lying on hot stone inside Hamam 50. Mid shot man being washed in Hamam LEAD IN STORYLINE: Visitors to the Hamam like the experience. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/27a651d8fcfde4ed90024eede9b62262 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork