“Strictures and prohibitions availed nothing. The fatwas, the talk, made no impression on the people. One coffeehouse was opened after another, and men would gather together, with great eagerness and enthusiasm, to drink coffee... such things do not admit of a perpetual ban.” CoffeeTurkishTurkTurkeyTurkicOttoman EmpireOttomanCoffeehouse Author:Kâtip Çelebi