Masseur At the hamam baths, a young tellak (masseur) with a scrubbing mitt. Until the early 1900s youths were preferred as masseurs in the hamams, and they routinely performed sexual services. Detail of an illustration from the Hubanname (The Book of the Handsome Ones), an 18th century homoerotic work by the Turkish poet Fazyl bin Tahir Enderuni. Click image for full version