Abstract:
Uzunoluk Bath has an important feature in terms of the National Struggle of Maraş and the first flambeau of independence was burnt in front of thisbath. Becausethis is the placewherethefirstbullet was shot by Sütcü İmam to enemy who in fested Turkish women leaving the bath. Here, with the bullet fired at the enemy, the Turkish nationshowedtotheinvadersand Armenians that they wouldn’t be left with ones they did and the hand sextending to the head scarf would be broken. Unfortunately Uzunoluk Bath, one of the most important works of Turkish hammam architechturewitnessed a great history, was destroyedunconsciously by the owner in 1975. Later, it was rebuilt by the Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Manucipility in 2008 andopened as a museum.
According to thein formation in the source, the structure placed in the east-westdirectionentersin to the group of three-ivanedand two-cabinetbaths. The bath consists of a wind breaker, a bathrobe, a warm water cabin, a hot water cabin, a hot water reservoirand a furnacewicharelinedup in thesameaxis. It’sunderstoodthattheconstruction is one of the original example of Turkish bath architecture.
