Turkish Hammam TowelsTurkish Hammam Towels ~ Five Designs. For the uninitiated, a Hammam Towel is a flat woven cotton towel that has been used in traditional Turkish Hammams (bath houses) for centuries. Light, fluff free, and simple to pack, the hammam towel is also very easy to wash and dry. Unlike traditional towels, which can stiffen and become scratchy with repeated washing, a hammam towel becomes softer over time. A hammam towel weighs around a third of the weight of