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The Ottoman coffeehouse (Ottoman Turkish: قهوهخانه, romanized: kahvehane), or Ottoman café, was a distinctive part of the culture of the Ottoman Empire. These coffeehouses , started in the mid-sixteenth century, brought together citizens across society for educational, social, and political activity as well as general information ...
The word coffee in various European languages [8]. The most common English spelling of café is the French word for both coffee and coffeehouse; [9] [10] it was adopted by English-speaking countries in the late 19th century. [11]
A coffee bearer, from the Ottoman quarters in Cairo (1857). The earliest-grown coffee can be traced from Ethiopia. [6] Evidence of knowledge of the coffee tree and coffee drinking first appeared in the late 15th century; the Sufi shaykh Muhammad ibn Sa'id al-Dhabhani, the Mufti of Aden, is known to have imported goods from Ethiopia to Yemen. [7]
The apartments of the Crown Prince in the Topkapı Palace, which was also called kafes. The Kafes (Ottoman Turkish: قفس, romanized: kafes, from Arabic: قفص), literally "cage", was the part of the Imperial Harem of the Ottoman Palace where possible successors to the throne were kept under a form of house-arrest and constant surveillance by the palace guards.
Met with incessant ridicule and criticism, the proposal discredited coffee-men's social standing. Ellis explains: "Ridicule and derision killed the coffee-men's proposal but it is significant that, from that date, their influence, status and authority began to wane. In short, coffee-men had made a tactical blunder and had overreached themselves ...
There were coffeehouses, sharbat shops and bozahanes around the port of Galata where imported coffee, sugar and other colonial goods arrived to Istanbul in the 18th century. [31] Bozahanes were one of the most popular public hangouts in 15th and 16th century Bursa until overshadowed by the coffeehouses in the 17th centuries.
The Fountain of Ahmed III is an iconic example of Tulip Period architecture. The Tulip Period saw a flowering of arts, culture and architecture. Compared with the earlier classical style of Ottoman architecture, architecture and decoration in this period became more ornate and favoured floral motifs, being influenced by the Baroque style in Europe.
1554 – Coffee house in business. [8] 1555 – November/December: Sinan Pasha Mosque (Istanbul) built. 1556 – Bath-house of Haseki Hurrem Sultan built. 1557 Süleymaniye Mosque built. Süleymaniye Hamam bath built. 1559 – Caferağa Medresseh built. 1560 – İskender Pasha Mosque, Kanlıca built. 1563 – Rüstem Pasha Mosque built.