From top: The newly restored Zeyrek Çinili Hamam (zeyrek cinilihamam.com); Pandeli restaurant (pandeli.com.tr); Laila Gohar and her dessert-inspired candles; the Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir confectionery shop in the Bahçekapı district (hacibekir.com); Nackiyé boutique (nackiye.com); the Spice Bazaar
The Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, a palatial network of ornately carved, domed, marble-tiled chambers, has stood in the Zeyrek neighborhood of Istanbul for almost 500 years. Designed by the Ottoman architect Sinan, it recently reopened with much fanfare after a meticulous 13-year restoration by the Marmara Group. It's one of New York-based artist Laila Gohar's most treasured places in the city.
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