Turkish coffee has a history of over 500 years originating from the Ottoman Empire. While Turkey does not produce coffee beans, Turkish coffee made from finely ground Arabica beans is a traditional cultural practice with intricate preparation methods. Turkish coffee is considered an important part of Turkish culture and hospitality, and was recognized for preservation by the UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage in 2013.

1. Feature: Turkey is not producer of coffee, but
Turkish coffee is age-old tradition
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Feature: Turkey is not producer of coffee, but Turkish coffee is
age-old tradition
ANKARA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Turkey is not a producer of
coffee, yet the culture and tradition surrounding this
stimulant has more than 500 years of history going back to the
Ottoman Empire and is still very vibrant today
despite groovy and modern brewing techniques which are en
vogue.
"Turk kahvesi" or the Turkish coffee is derived from the
Arabica bean and composed of a very fine grind. The taste
is very strong and there are meticulous preparation techniques
that accompany a strict service method.
It has nothing to do with the modern brewing techniques of

2. coffee that we see in hipster coffee shops in big cities
all around the world.
One should not start to drink immediately after the Turkish
coffee has been served and give the sediment to settle
down in its tiny cup before taking your first delicious sip.
Turkish coffee is prepared in a special small pot with a long
handle that is traditionally made of copper. Sugar is
never added after the coffee is cooked and you have to add it in
the copper pot during the preparation processes.
Once the coffee comes to a boil, you should let the foam rise
and take it off the heat. For hardcore coffee drinkers,
Turkish coffee without foam is simply unacceptable. The coffee
is generally served with a glass of water and also
with a Lokum, Turkish delight.
At the very beginning, the Turkish coffee was very bitter and
due to the general poverty of the people, there wasn't
simply enough money for sugar, a very pricey good at the time,
so they had to eat dried fruit and drink water to
reduce the bitterness of the beverage.
It is said that the Turkish delight was invented in the purpose of
sweetening this guilty pleasure.
HISTORY OF THE TURKISH COFFEE

3. According to experts and historians, coffee was first brought to
Istanbul in the middle of the 16th century after the
Ottoman troops conquered Egypt and then Yemen, the homeland
of the Arabica bean and became an essential
part of the Ottoman Court's elaborate ceremonies.
Osman Serim, a renowned beverage and food expert, art
historian and also a founder of the prestigious Turkish
Coffee Culture and Research Association, explained that the
first sultan to be served ceremoniously a cup of
coffee was Suleiman I, commonly known as Suleiman The
Magnificent.
"It is essential that the Turkish coffee should be prepared with
middle roasted 100 percent Arabica been," insisted
Osman Serim.
"Coffee then is introduced in Europe, first in Genova, the
merchant city of the time, and further in Paris in the 1650s
as a stimulant in the wave of the oriental Turkish exoticism,"
explained this coffee guru who relentlessly organizes
workshops accord Turkey and abroad to promote the Turkish
coffee.
In the years that followed its arrival in the Ottoman Empire,
coffeehouses proliferated in Istanbul, the capital of the
powerful empire and people begun to gather and converse
around a cup of coffee, a tradition that perpetuated ever

4. since, event though until the turn of the century for mainly
financial and practical reason, tea drinking had the
upper hand among Turks, according to statistics.
"Turkish coffee is a ritual and with the arrival of big coffee
chains, there is a renewed interest in this traditional
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drink," explained Serim.
UNESCO LIST
Turkish coffee's special preparation, brewing techniques, and
rich communal culture made it worthy of being
inscribed in 2013 into UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage
List.
The tradition itself has also been recognized as a symbol of
hospitality and friendship, with locals meeting at
coffeehouses to converse and sometimes gossip over coffee, or
coffee being offered to visitors as a welcoming
gesture.
The beverage's importance in social occasions was also an
important factor in its inscription, with coffee being

5. served during holidays and engagement ceremonies.
The Turkish coffee has also left a big mark on Turkish language
and folk songs. There are several expressions
derived from the love for the beverage such as the proverb "A
cup of Turkish coffee will be remembered for forty
years," meaning that the person who offers the coffee is to be
respected and remembered for a long time for the
sake of his offering.
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Subject: Traditions; Coffeehouses; Coffee; Cultural heritage
Location: Yemen Turkey Istanbul Turkey Egypt Europe
Company / organization: Name: United Nations Educational
Scientific &Cultural Organization; NAICS: 928120
Identifier / keyword: 1
Publication title: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS; Woodside
Publication year: 2017
Publication date: Dec 7, 2017
Publisher: Xinhua News Agency

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