{"id":28045,"date":"2019-08-16T16:14:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T14:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/?p=28045"},"modified":"2022-04-07T13:17:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T11:17:41","slug":"turkish-barber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/en\/turkish-barber\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Barber: A very close Shave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The art of barbering has a longstanding tradition in Turkish culture, thanks to the brave men who rebelled against the closure of the coffee house barber shops during the Ottoman Empire. The barbers continued their craft on the streets, becoming &#8216;walking barbers&#8217; or <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/en\/hamam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hamam<\/a> (Turkish bath) barbers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e7a2fc6553f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e7a2fc6553f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/en\/turkish-barber\/#A_Social_Event\" >A Social Event<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/en\/turkish-barber\/#Visiting_a_Turkish_Barber\" >Visiting a Turkish Barber<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/en\/turkish-barber\/#Hair_Removal_at_its_best\" >Hair Removal at its best<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/en\/turkish-barber\/#Its_getting_hot_in_here\" >It&#8217;s getting hot in here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Social_Event\"><\/span>A Social Event<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Turkish barbering has long been a skill handed down from generation to generation. A master barber would only pass on his title to his apprentice after many years of training, after all, who would want a burning rag shoved up their nose by a novice? Most men in Turkey would not dream of shaving themselves every morning. Turkish men visit a barber\u2019s regularly to have a straight edge shave which will last a couple of days. A visit to the barbers is considered a social event where men gather, have a shave and maybe a haircut, drink tea and have a chat.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28063\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28063\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_shaving_cream.jpg\" alt=\"barber shaving cream\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_shaving_cream.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_shaving_cream-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_shaving_cream-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_shaving_cream-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_shaving_cream-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_shaving_cream-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_shaving_cream-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The barber whips the shaving cream into a froth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visiting_a_Turkish_Barber\"><\/span>Visiting a Turkish Barber<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I have never felt the need to visit a barbers shop in all the time I\u2019ve lived here but was thrilled when \u015eener, the husband of our BLUE guide invited me to come along on one of his weekly visits. This barbers shop looks like many others I have seen over the years &#8211; an unassuming interior, kitted out with mismatching furniture, TV on the wall, belting out the latest chart entry and a picture of Atat\u00fcrk which you\u2019ll see in almost every business and office in the land. Being in a touristy area here in <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/en\/marmaris-10-places\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marmaris<\/a>, it doesn\u2019t matter at all that I am a female in a man\u2019s world; the barber and his apprentice don\u2019t bat an eyelid and with a discreet nod to \u015eener, motion him over to the battered old chair and the procedure commences.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28059\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28059\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_cutthroat_razor.jpg\" alt=\"barber cutthroat razor\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_cutthroat_razor.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_cutthroat_razor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_cutthroat_razor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_cutthroat_razor-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_cutthroat_razor-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_cutthroat_razor-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barber_cutthroat_razor-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not for the fainthearted a real cutthroat razor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hair_Removal_at_its_best\"><\/span>Hair Removal at its best<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The barber deftly whips the shaving cream into a froth and with a cutthroat razor starts the shave, taking care around the ears and base of the nose. I wince with apprehension but \u015eener appears quite relaxed and seems to enjoy the experience. Next, a thick, gloopy wax is applied to the skin, allowed to cool and then ripped off with a lightning fast motion to remove any stray hairs which escaped the blade.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28071\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28071\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_vigourous_massage.jpg\" alt=\"turkish barber vigourous massage\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_vigourous_massage.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_vigourous_massage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_vigourous_massage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_vigourous_massage-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_vigourous_massage-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_vigourous_massage-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_vigourous_massage-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vigourous massage coupled with a handful of fragrant cologne.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The barber continues at a leisurely pace and at this point decides to take a tea break. We are also given a glass of \u00e7ay along with a couple of elderly men who are waiting at the other end of the room. They are not bothered by the interlude, happy to wait their turn and sit back. One returns to his newspaper and the other continues with the click, click clicking of his prayer beads as he passes them through the fingers of one hand.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28075\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28075\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_waxing.jpg\" alt=\"turkish barber waxing\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_waxing.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_waxing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_waxing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_waxing-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_waxing-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_waxing-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_waxing-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A gloopy wax gets rid of those stubborn hairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_getting_hot_in_here\"><\/span>It&#8217;s getting hot in here<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The final part of the hair removal process is quite startling at first and certainly not something I expect to see. A piece of gauze (or is it a piece of old T-shirt?) on the end of a stick is lit and the flame is darted around \u015eeners ears and nose, back and forth to remove the most stubborn of hairs which also managed to evade the wax attack. Hair removal over, the barber douses his hands in fragrant cologne and give \u015eeners face, neck and shoulders a vigorous rub in a massage which lasts a good 10 minutes or so. Thoroughly relaxed and rejuvinated, at the end of the session \u015eener hands over a tiny amount of money the barber and a small tip to the apprentice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28067\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28067\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_hot_flame_ear.jpg\" alt=\"turkish barber hot flame ear\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_hot_flame_ear.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_hot_flame_ear-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_hot_flame_ear-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_hot_flame_ear-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_hot_flame_ear-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_hot_flame_ear-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/turkish_barber_hot_flame_ear-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who is brave enough to have a hot flame shoved in their ear?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The entire barbers shop experience is simple and with none of the frills you\u2019ll find in the trendy hair salons in town. The service, however, is thorough and first class. If it\u2019s your first time in <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tui-blue.com\/en\/marmaris-10-places\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turkey<\/a> and you fancy a reasonably priced treat, pop along to the barbers shop and take your wife, girlfriend or partner with you. You will find a barbers shop near almost all <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tui-blue.com\/hotels\">TUI BLUE hotels<\/a> in Turkey where you can enjoy the pampering and they can take the pics!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered how the Turkish maestros of beard cutting work? 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