a historical Turkish bath (Turkish: hamam) that was built in 1584 beside Divan Yolu, a processional road dating back to the Byzantine Era that once led to Rome. The Çemberlitaş Hamamı was commissioned by Nurbanu Sultan, the head of the Ottoman imperial harem after the death of her second husband Selim II. As a charitable endowment, the main purpose of the hamam was to serve Istanbulites. However, it also helped to communicate the power of the imperial family, and, through its financial success, it paid for the development of new mosque complexes