Health-resort medicine has a great tradition in Turkey. It is connected with the cultures of ancient Romans and other peoples. This tradition is accompanied by empiricism and intuitiveness. Even today, traditional methods are preceedingly used in a variety of spas and health resorts. In this presentation, the circumstances of the duration of cures, the number of baths, water temperature and duration of baths are characterized. The peculiarities of patient groups (age, diagnosis) and their indications for health-resort treatment are pointed out. Finally, social aspects of the cures are interpreted.