Turkish towels, woven in Turkey
Made for Bodrum summers.
Turkish cotton towels, woven from long staple Aegean cotton in Denizli, Turkey. Free US shipping over $100.
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The towel you'll use for twenty years. It is the first thing that touches you in the morning and the last at night, so we think it should be extraordinary.
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The Turkish towel collection
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The pieces people come back for
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Ege Plush
Ege Bath Towel
Our signature plush terry. Deep, soft and generously absorbent.
27.5 × 55 in700 gsm cotton
$58
7 colors: Salt, Raw Cotton, Sandstone, Olive Grove, Aegean, Terracotta, Basalt
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Datça Waffle
Datça Waffle Bath Towel
Light honeycomb waffle that dries fast and packs small.
27.5 × 55 in380 gsm cotton
$48
4 colors: Salt, Raw Cotton, Pamukkale, Terracotta
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Ege Plush
Ege Washcloth
Plush terry for the face. Gentle enough for every morning.
12 × 12 in700 gsm cotton
$14
7 colors: Salt, Raw Cotton, Sandstone, Olive Grove, Aegean, Terracotta, Basalt
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Bodrum Peshtemal
Bodrum Guest Towel
A small flat woven peshtemal with a fringe knotted by hand.
16 × 23.5 in240 gsm cotton
$24
3 colors: Salt & Aegean Stripe, Sand & Basalt Stripe, Raw Cotton
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Why a good towel matters
You use it every day. It should feel like it.
Few things you own touch your skin as often as a towel, and almost nobody thinks about it. That is a shame, because the difference between an ordinary towel and a truly good one is something you feel every single morning.
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It is the first thing your skin feels
After a bath your skin is warm, damp and at its most sensitive. Long, smooth cotton fibers glide over it. Short, coarse ones catch and scratch, and you notice it even if you never put it into words.
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It should actually dry you
Absorbency is the whole point. Dense loops of good cotton draw water away in one gentle pass, instead of pushing it around your skin while you rub harder.
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Softness that breathes
A great towel feels soft without feeling heavy or clammy. Natural cotton lets air move through it, so it dries between uses and smells fresh rather than damp.
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Why cheap towels let you down
Short fibers and thin construction shed lint, stiffen after a few washes and lose their loops. Many are coated with softeners that feel plush in the store and wash out within weeks.
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Better cotton lasts longer
Long staple fibers spin into stronger, smoother yarn. The towel keeps its loft, its color and its softness for years rather than months, so it is the better buy as well as the better feeling.
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A small luxury, every day
You will reach for it hundreds of times a year. Very little else you own is used so often, or can change how a morning feels so easily.
The Aegean cotton story
It starts on the coast at Bodrum.
White houses above the harbor, the light that comes off the water, long summers spent between the sea and the shade. That is the life our towels are made for: beach bags, outdoor showers, slow afternoons by the pool.
Then the story moves inland. Behind the coast, the fertile river valleys of the Aegean region have grown cotton for centuries. In Denizli, Turkey, it is woven into the towels that carry our name.
Why Aegean cotton is different
The fiber that grows here is long, fine and strong. Spun into yarn, long fibers leave fewer loose ends, so the surface stays smooth and the loops hold their shape. It is the reason a Turkish towel feels the way it does.
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Softness
Long fibers leave fewer loose ends in every thread, so the surface stays smooth. It feels silky against the skin from the very first use.
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Long fibers
Long staple cotton spins into fine, even yarn that holds together. That means less lint, less pilling and loops that keep their shape.
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Absorbency
Cotton drinks water naturally. Woven into dense loops, it draws moisture from the skin quickly and holds it, so one towel is all you need.
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Breathability
Air moves freely through natural cotton. Your towel dries between uses and stays fresh, instead of hanging damp on the rail.
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Durability
Strong yarn and a tight weave stand up to hundreds of washes, keeping their softness and their color year after year.
Woven in Denizli, Turkey
Our towels are woven by a family workshop in Denizli, Turkey, in a region that has woven cloth for generations. Each one is finished by hand and checked before it leaves.
We never rush the loom, never coat the cotton in softeners and never cut corners on the hem. What reaches you is simply very good cotton, woven well. 100% Turkish cotton. Made in Turkey.
Read our storyMost people never realize a towel can make this much difference. Until the first morning they use one.
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10% off your first order.
New colorways, care notes and stories from the Aegean, a few times a month.
Our promise
- Turkish cotton Long staple fiber, nothing blended in
- Made in Turkey Woven to order, finished by hand
- Free US shipping On every order over $100
- 30 day returns Unwashed, in the original packaging