Toilets in Turkey

Many people have asked about toilet facilities in Turkey. There are a lot of stories about "squatters" or toilets that are not much more than holes in the floor with a place for each foot on either side of the hole.

But during our trip, we only saw three squatters the whole time. (two were at the airport)

But every toilet we say had these interesting nozzles:


Here is a close up:


The use is really obvious when you think about it.

Toilet paper is not used so much in Turkey. But these things are.

Here is how they work:


I guess you just turn it on, and clean yourself up.

A friend of mine, who has traveled a bit in Asia, is quite fond of these. He even wrote a polemic about them a while back. (cleaner, more efficient, less waste)

Myself, I like the standard western toilets.