Public baths architecture and Çardaklı bath

From the archaic period, public baths has an important place in social life and history of the architecture. In this study, the development of Public Baths' architecture analyzed through the main lines in the historical periods of Rome, Byzantine and Ottoman. tit Çardaklı Bath, which belongs to the 16 century, is one of the original model of Ottomans Public Baths. To determine the typological place of this building, the research studies were intensify around the public baths, which has seen till the 1 6* century. Kadırga region, which is the location of the Cardakh Bath, has researched with the analysis and historical studies, within sight with the importance in urban planning of Istanbul and existing historical monuments. In this chapter, Küçük Ayasofya has considered in an exceptional headline, which is one of the most important historical building of this region and belongs to the same foundation with the Çardakh Bath. With the direction of these researches Çardakh Bath that has a special position in Ottoman Baths, has been studied with the historical developments, architectural and structural characteristics, location in urban planning, the demolition reasons and today's situation; and has been trying to present the future protection skills in the conclusion part.Keywords Architecture of the pubfer baths, Çardakh Hamam, Ottoman baths, doubted baths, culture of the pubic baths.