The hammam, also known as the Turkish hamam or Turkish bath, is the Middle Eastern variant of a steam bath, which can be categorized as a wet relative of the sauna. Although the first hammams originated in Arabia, and bath culture was a central part of Roman life, Turkey popularized the tradition (and is most often associated with it) by making hammams available to people of all statuses.

Według arabskiego gramatyka Ibn Sida, nazwa hamam pochodzi od słowa al-ḥamīm (siła letniego gorąca). Tureckie słowo ḥamām oznacza łazienka lub toaleta.