Ottoman Era
The Historical Ağa hamamı was constructed by Fatih Sultan Mehmed the
Conqueror (the 7th Ottoman Padishah). Ağa Hamamı was used as a private
hamam by Mehmed the Conqueror and his sons. At that time, Beyoglu
District was not a settlement area and the Padishahs would come to
Beyoglu District for hunting. Mehmed the Conqueror constructed this
building as a hunting house in 1454. Ağa hamamı was designed as a hamam
below the two flats above. It underwent a large-scale renovation in 1844
by Abdulmecid (the 31st Ottoman Padishah). It was used by the Padishahs
and their sons until the final years of the Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman Era 2
Mehmed the Conqueror constructed this building as a hunting house in
1454. Ağa hamamı was designed as a hamam below the two flats above. It
underwent a large-scale renovation in 1844 by Abdulmecid (the 31st
Ottoman Padishah). It was used by the Padishahs and their sons until the
final years of the Ottoman Empire. Aga Hamami is first turkish bath in
Istanbul.Turkish Era
With the foundation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the
Ottoman Empire ended. In those days a Armenian woman bought the Ağa
hamamı and it first opened to public. She decided sold the Ağa hamamı to
Huseyin Yilmaz. Due to his old age, Huseyin Yilmaz sold it to his
nephew Ali Yilmaz in May 1974 after thirty four years of operation. The
last renovation was in 1986 by Ali Yilmaz. It serves only tourists mixed
hamam in Istanbul for over ten years.