After 500 years, Turkish coffee percolates in popularity - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Sibel Utku Bila

Sibel Utku Bila

Aug 10, 2015

A waiter carries two cups of Turkish coffee at a coffee shop in Istanbul October 19, 2007. Turks are turning their backs on traditional Turkish coffee as they acquire a taste for the cappuccinos and espressos served at global coffee chain outlets opening up across this economically booming Muslim country. Picture taken October 19, 2007. To match feature TURKEY-COFFEE REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY) - RTX7D — A waiter carries two cups of Turkish coffee at a coffee shop in Istanbul, Oct. 19, 2007. — REUTERS/Osman Orsal

A waiter carries two cups of Turkish coffee at a coffee shop in Istanbul October 19, 2007. Turks are turning their backs on traditional Turkish coffee as they acquire a taste for the cappuccinos and espressos served at global coffee chain outlets opening up across this economically booming Muslim country. Picture taken October 19, 2007. To match feature TURKEY-COFFEE REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY) - RTX7D

The brewing battle over coffee in Turkey

Tulay Cetingulec

Tulay Cetingulec

A picture taken on August 23, 2019 shows a painted Turkish coffee cup plate by Turkey's micro artist Hasan Kale in Istanbul. - His canvas could be anything from match sticks, seeds to razors and crown corks. Turkey's micro artist, also known as Turkish Microangelo in reference to Italian Renaissance sculptor and painter Michelangelo, has been hitting his brush onto tiny everyday objects for more than two decades. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON

Lost treasures brewed fresh at Turkey's first coffee museum

Pinar Tremblay

Coffee in Gaza is a ritual for grief and creativity

Asmaa al-Ghoul

As the fasting month of Ramadan approaches, Libyans are preparing to go without coffee during the day, though many will catch up fast after the sun sets

Coffee-hooked Libyans brace for low-caffeine Ramadan days

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