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With its underground thermal water sources, Turkey is among the top seven countries in regards to the flow, temperature, physical and chemical characteristics and potentiality of its thermal waters. There are various facilities at more than one thousand thermal sources with temperatures varying from 20°C to 110°C.

The jurors of the daily newspaper "Hürriyet", who are physical therapists, travelers, guides and geothermal specialists, have chosen the best thermal centers in Turkey.

Please note that the top 10 spa centers were selected not according to their healing traits but according to their hygiene, conformation of equipment, decoration and ease of access. It is strongly recommended that those suffering heart, kidney or liver failure, tumors, hepatitis, nephritis, ulcer etc. consult a doctor before attending one.

Termal Resort Oruçoğlu
This 4-star thermal resort is on the 14th kilometer of the Afyon-Kütahya highway. The water is composed of sodium bicarbonate, chlorine and fluoride. The natural temperature is 49°. The resort has a capacity of 330 rooms with 800 beds. There are three indoor and one outdoor thermo-mineral pools, 26 private baths and thermo-mineral water in all rooms. The resort has an advanced laboratory with a medical team. The water has positive effects on gastrointestinal illnesses, rheumatism, psoriasis and dermatological illnesses, disorder of kidneys and urethra and some gynecological disorders. Massage therapy is also provided.

Ikbal Thermal Hotel & Spa
Ikbal is a five-star hotel located on the 9th kilometer of the Afyon - Izmir highway. The spa water consists of sodium bicarbonate, and its temperature is 35.5°. The hotel has 284 rooms with 750 beds. There are two indoor and one outdoor thermo-mineral pools, 10 private baths, 4 saunas and 2 Turkish baths. A permanent medical staff from Afyonkarahisar Kocatepe University is present. The diseases the thermal water is used for are neurological diseases such as nerve aches and palsies like neuralgia and paralyses. When it is drunk, it cures hyperacidity in the stomach and regulates movement disorders in intestines.

Kervansaray Thermal Hotel
Kervansaray is a five-star hotel in Bursa. It offers three pools, two of which are thermal. The capacity of the hotel is 211 rooms with 435 beds. The temperature of the thermal water is 44°. The spa has two separate sections for women and men. The water is rich in bicarbonate and calcium. Turkish bath and massage are also available. The bath has positive effects on rheumatism, chronic painful gynecological disorders and arteriosclerosis. Furthermore, drinking this water helps to overcome liver and gall disorders, light diabetes and gout.

The Sheraton Çeşme
The five-star Sheraton Çeşme Hotel is on the Ilıca coast, 6 kilometers from Çeşme and 85 kilometers west of Izmir. The hotel provides 373 rooms with 950 beds, two indoor thermal pools and one outdoor thermal pool, sauna, Turkish bath, steam bath, beauty and solarium centers, private baths for 1 to 3 persons, massage and mud therapy. Among the staff are a doctor, nurse, masseur, beautician and sports trainers.

Yoncalı Tütav Thermal Hotel
The hotel is located in the Yoncalı district of Kütahya. The water contains 23 radioactive elements. It is recommended for the healing of rheumatism and dermatological diseases, and for beauty. A Turkish bath, sauna, Jacuzzi, mud baths, paraffin baths, herbal baths, cellulite massages and a fitness center are among the facilities of the hotel. This four-star hotel has two indoor thermal pools, seven private thermal baths and thermal bathtubs in 73 rooms. Doctor and medical staff are available.

Yalova Thermal Facilities
Termal hot springs are 12 km away from Yalova and located within a forest. There are various historical baths and the temperature is 62°. Historical Kurşunlu Bath has a sauna and outdoor pool. The spring has healing effects on disorders of the digestive system, metabolism and rheumatism. Çınar and Çamlık Hotels together have a capacity of 202 beds.

Gönlüferah Hotel
This three-star hotel is in the Çekirge neighborhood of Bursa and has 70 rooms with 140 beds. The hotel provides private thermal pools designed in Turkish bath style. The water consists of bicarbonate, sulfate, sodium, calcium, carbon dioxide and sulfur. The baths have healing effects on rheumatism, painful gynecological disorders and arteriosclerosis. When it is drunk, it helps to overcome liver and gall disorders, gall, light diabetes and gout.

Gönen Thermal Hotels
A complex near Gönen Creek called Gönen Kaplıcaları, it consists of four hotels: Park Otel (57 rooms with 118 beds), Güneş Hotel (57 rooms with 114 beds), Yeşil Otel (72 rooms with 156 beds) and Derman Hotel (42 rooms with 78 beds). The temperature of the thermal water is 78° and it contains sulfide, chlorine, bicarbonate and sodium. When drunk, the water heals liver, gall and kidney disorders. The baths have healing effects on rheumatism, painful gynecological disorders and arteriosclerosis.

Kızılcahamam Thermal Facilities
The facilities are located 75 km away from Ankara and consist of four hot springs called Büyük Spa, Küçük Spa, Acısu Spa and Kızılcahamam Maden Suyu (Mineral Water) Spa. The Büyük and Küçük thermal springs are hypothermal and hypotonic, Acısu spring is isothermal and hypotonic and Kızılcahamam Maden Suyu Spa is thermal and hypotonic. The water is used both for bathing and for drinking. It has positive effects on liver and gall disorders, defects of the gastrointestinal, heart and circulation systems and rheumatism. The spa has two pools.

Balçova Agamemnon Spa
It is located at the historical site Agamemnon west of Balçova, 8 kilometers away from downtown Izmir. It is a member of the European Spas Association. The medical staff consists of 10 doctors, 25 physiotherapists, 16 masseur and masseuses, 124 nurses and 5 laboratory assistants. The temperature of the spa varies between 45° and 180° with hyperthermal and hypotonic characteristics. The water contains chlorine, bicarbonate, sodium, calcium, carbon dioxide and fluoride. It has healing effects on rheumatism, disorders of the digestive, nervous and circular systems, metabolism, and liver, gall and heart diseases.

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