BALÇOVA NATURAL HOT SPRINGS:
Agamemnon Hot Springs that was marked in Homeros’ Legends and the written - works of Strabon who is a geographer are utilized as restoration of heealth from the ancient periods to today. The periods that Ionians passed to Agean Coasts, a part of Alexander the Great’s army’s woundeds were cured in these hot springs. It had a wide usage in that period, constructions were brought and progressed. Today, the ancient ruins are not seen in here besides an information about these springs’ history are not obtainable from the historical sources in 1763. After that period the Agamemnon Hot Springs that were re-occured by a French called Elfont Meil were reconstructed with adding the staying units to it and they endured to our century. Today in the district that is known to be Balçova Hot Springs Hot water, mud-bathing and drinking water are available. Still the accommodation resorts are found in Balçova Springs which is mostly useful in the chronic inflamations of the upper respitory system nephrites some other inflamations, rheumatism syndromes, diseases of meta bolism and skin. The healthy water that is found in Kaplıca Hot Springs consist of sodium, bicharbonat chlorur. 3.3 proportion of radioactivity is found in this hot springs which are 63 C. heat.

BAYINDIR THERMAL BATHS
Bayındır Thermal Baths are formed of the Ergendi Thermal bath and Dereköy Hot Spring which are 8 km further than The Turgutlu Road on the north-east of Bayındır. The avaradge of the water heats of the springs that are 15 minutes away from eachother are about 40 C. It is stated that the springs that include sulphur sodium hydrocarbonathe are mostly successful at the treatments of rheumatism and skin diseases.

PERGAMON HOT SPRINGS
The hot springs and the thermal-baths of the Pergamon districts and its surroundings can be listed as follows:

Mahmudiye Thermal Bath:
The radioactivity ratio of the thermal waters that are 26 heat are high. They are splendid in sodium but there is it is used by the villagers as washing water. It is stated that they are beneficial for the skin diseases.

Pascha Thermal Bath:
It is located on the village which is 15 km Norther than Pergamon. Mostly the visitors stay in tents and huts in this Thermal bath. The water is used for bathing due to besides the water is used in the ilnesses such as Chronic Rheumatism gut, diabet, fatness, because food metabolism tthe water is poor in whealth of and mineral salt conditions of decay due to the oldage ilness of kidney, gynocological diseases, when the open-wounds are medicaly, dressged it becomes softened.

Geyiklidağ Thermal Bath:
There are not any accommadition places around the thermal-bath that stands between the Pergamon and Kozak Bucak center. For that reason the people who live closer to the region use the hot and sullphured water of this thermal which is especially useful for chronic inflamations syndromes; chronic inflamations of upper respitory system nephrites.

THE BEAUTY THERMAL BATH
The beauty thermal bath, which is 4 kms. Away from Pergamon, has a dome and a hot spring with two marble pools. The hot spring, which is known to have been built in the period of Eumenes the king of Pergamon. It has continued it’s fame for centuries with the name ‘’Eskülup Baths’’. Today the hot springs, which are located in an area of trees, has a hotel and bungalows belonging to the Pergamon municipality nearby.The hot spring provides an attractive holiday with the maintanance and restorations the accumudation facilities went through in 1986. The temperature of the water is around 35 C. The hot spring waters which contain sodium bicarbonate and sullphate are good for rheumatism, nephralgic heart problems and nevresteny, dima tiredness and skin diseases. Also it is a common opinion that the hot springs have a beautifying effecton oily and seboraic skin. There is a legend that cleopatra became more beautiful when she bathed in this thermal bath while she was visiting Pergamon. There is a rather high degree of radioactivity in the waters of the thermal bath (15 eman).

THE DEREKÖY THERMAL BATH
This thermal bath, which is found about 15 m. East of the Altınova (Ayazment) subdistrict that is on the west of Pergamon. Its waters are good for curing people in pain.

THE HAYDAR THERMAL BATH
It is situated in the Ilıca Village which is tied to the subdistrict of Kozak, which is on the north of Pergamon. There is only a bath remain of the Roman period. The hot and sulphuric waters are good for the palnful illnesses of the movement system and skin diseases.

THE DİKİLI THERMAL BATH
The Nebiler hot springs are 4 kms. on the right of the Dikili-Ayvalık highway. The water temperature is between 55 and 75 degrees. There are enough facilities to serve the needs of the area Hidroacetate ion is found in the water.

THE BADEMLI THERMAL BATH
It is 15 kms. away from Dikili and the water temperature is 41C. It contains arsenic and hidroacetate.

THE KAYNARCA MUD
The Kaynarca Mud is found 10 kms. east of Dikili. There are accomodation facilities around it. It is a swamp with rushes and reefs which has boiling hot waters in the center. It is 3 kms. in diameter. It is good for curing skin diseases, painful diseases and gynocologic diseases.

THE THERMAL BATHS OF MENEMEN
The Deniz Thermal Bath:
It is located on the northwest of Menemen and is 15 kms. on the west of the subdistrict center of the Aliağa farm. The waters boil inside a cave. The rocks were shaped in the early ages 50 the source would stay in a natural bath. It is good for bones that do not weld together for the bone system, problems with blood circulation and similar diseases.

The Ilıcagöl Bath and Mud:
It is on the west corner of the Ilıca lake swamp on the northwest of Menemen. It has a simple hot spring building. The swamp is enclosed by walls and the mud inside it is warm. There are treatments with water and mud baths. The warm and sulphuric waters are good for rheumatism, skin diseases, bile and urinary stones.

The Rabbit Island Thermal Bath:
It is around the Elem Lake (Bozköy) and near the Uzgur village, which is 15 kms. southwest of the tire district center. The very hot waters of the thermal bath are used for bathing and drinking. When used for bathing it is good for rheumatism and skin diseases, chidren’ and gynocological diseases and when it is used for drinking it is good for ailments of the lungs and the digestive system.

THE ÇEŞME THERMAL BATH
It is found on the Izmir-Çeşme highway and is located on the coast 5 kms. away from Çeşme. It is one of the most interesting and unique thermal baths in the world that has its bath and beach in the same place. The avarage water temperature is 58 C. It contains sodium chlorium, potassium and magnesium chlorium. It is good for all chronic types of rheumatism, metabolism disorders like gut, obesity, rashitism, gynocological and skin diseases and painful illnesses of the liver and urinary tract. Modern accomadation places can be found nearby. Also these accomodation facilities have thermal pools and baths. It is possible to visit the Çeşme hot springs with the Çeşme buses which depart from Uçkuyular.

THE ŞİFNE (REİSDERE) HOT SPRING AND MUD
A hot spring that has many accomodation and eating-drinking facilities is found on a small peninsula on the Şifne bay, which is 5 kms. on the northeast of the Çeşme Thermal Bath. It has a large main pool and lined benches. The water contains sodium, chlorium and calcium. The average water temperature is 38 C. and it contains radioactivity (5.3 eman). It is good for rheumatism, rashitism, gynocologic and urinary tract diseases, stomach diseases, intestine diseases, egsama, and skin diseases like blood abscess.

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THE THERMAL BATHS OF SEFERIHISAR
We can summarize the thermal baths and hot springs in the Seferihisar Doğan Bey Thermal area in this way: The Cumalı Thermal Bath: It is found 15 kms. on the southeast of the district of Seferihisar, and ismade up of several sources located a few hundred meters away from eachother around the feet of the Kovacık Village. The avarage water temperature varies between 55-65 degrees. The waters contain carbondioxide and salf. When the waters are used for bathing it is good for rheumatism, Skin diseases, upper respiratory tract diseases, broken bones,and gynocologic diseases. The Karakoç Hot Spring and Mud: It is near the Kavakdere Village, which is 17 kms. on the southeast of Seferihisar. The waters contain carbondioxide, sodium chlorium and bicarbonate. When it is used for bathing it is good for rheumatism, skin diseases and rashitism and when used for drinking it is good for stomach and intestiner disorders. The Kelalan Thermal Bath: It is located 20 kms. away from Seferihisar. The very hot waters of the thermal bath is good for rheumatism and skin diseases.

THE THERMAL BATHS IN URLA
The Malkoç Içme’s: It is located on the 41 km. of the Izmir-Çeşme highway in the area called ‘’Içmeler’’. The waters contain carbondioxide and sodium chlorium. The camping and room kind of accomodation facilities are enough for serving the local needs. The thermal bath is found on the coast. It’s waters are good for stomach and intestine treatment. The Gülbahçe Thermal Baths: It is located 15 kms. on the west of the Urla district center on the Gülbahçe bay coast. It also has a Turkish Bath. The average water temperature is 17 C. It is good for rheumatism and skin diseases.

TURKISH BATH