Imagine yourself surfing on the waves of the most beautiful beaches of Miami! Ah! What a sight. But what have you brought along with you to wrap yourself with when you come out of the water? A beach towel? That thick striped semi-cotton piece of cloth that doesn’t absorb water quickly and is really unappealing too? Why? Why bring that when you can bring a Peshtemal?
What is a peshtemal? Peshtemal is a towel only but it’s a Turkish towel. Peshtemals are a tradition in Turkey. They are mostly used during bathing and in Turkish hammams specifically. Every part of the country has a different type of peshtemal that defines the region they come from. However, nowadays, hammams (Turkish baths)have sadly been disappearing and are a form of extreme luxury around the world. In addition to this, these hammams have been modernized by people to an extent that they don’t look like the traditional hammams anymore. You see these, if you do, in spas or big hotels, that too not as the way they used to be, i.e., in a cluster.
Earlier when bathing was a luxury, people used to go to places and pay to take a bath. And these Turkish baths were situated in huge rooms where there were a lot of baths lined up for a lot of people to bathe at the same time, although separately. So were these people naked while bathing? No! This is where our Turkish towels or peshtemals step in. These super absorbent, cotton made, very soft and thin, colorful or plain towels were and are wrapped around the lower part of a person’s body while in water or out.
But these towels had to find a new purpose after the disappearing of the hammams. So these days peshtemals are used as Turkish bath towels, beach towels, baby towels, kitchen towels, picnic table towels, as aprons or just as decorations in markets everywhere around the world. The towels are very soft, come in a variety of colors, are till date hand made from 100% cotton, come in double bands, separate diamond printed designs, in plain colors and much more. They look super attractive and trendy wrapped around your body or your baby’s alike.
You can buy peshtemals online or at the stores. However, you can find them in almost every corner in Turkey. But for those who still want the towels but cannot visit the country on such short notice for towels, can just buy them online. A lot of Turkish sellers sell these Turkish Towels Wholesale markets or on their own websites at very reasonable prices. What makes these towels more special is that they are till date woven by hand exclusively by skilled weavers. You just have to find the right towels that suit your taste.So before you plan your next picnic at the park or a relaxing day at the beach, go online or to a store and buy a peshtemal today. Hammams or not, peshtemals are still here. Go buy one today!