Artisan Turkish towel with fringes, cotton

Peshtemal & peshkir towels, multipurpose hand-loomed towels, are the most important pieces of the Turkish bath (hammam) ritual.

What is the difference between a fouta and a peshtemal? Peshtemal is from Turkey whereas fouta is mostly from Tunisia. They serve the same purpose but peshtemal is made of Turkish cotton which is a premium type of cotton with long fibers that opens up with use and becomes more absorbent over time. 

Peshtemal's high absorbency and lightweight provide a better alternative to terry towels since it dries faster and is easier to wrap around. The smaller size of a Turkish peshtemal towel is called a peshkir towel and is equivalent in size to a regular hand towel.  

• Made of 100% cotton for the bath, the kitchen, the spa and even the gym 
• Lightweight and ideal for travel
• Knotted fringes
• Highly absorbent 
• Machine washable up to 40°C, iron on high temperature, tumble dry low, do not dry clean, do not bleach
• Available in hand (peshkir) & bath sizes (peshtemal)