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Coffee, The Turkish
Taste Which Conquered The World
Coffee production began in So uthern Arabia and Yemen
in the 15th century, and coffee drinking was introduced
to Turkey around 1550. The Turks perfected the technique
of making coffee and transformed coffee drinking into a
culture that eventually conquered the entire world.
The first coffee house opened in Istanbul , in the district
of Tahtakale near the Spice Bazaar. This quickly became
a meeting place for scholars, poets, and other notable
people of the time, where they could enjoy conversing
over their tiny cups of coffee. The kahve or coffee house
as an institution became the ubiquitous cafe to be found
all over the world.
 Lovers of coffee described the beans as 'black pearls,'
and Turkish coffee has a flavor worthy of this description.
The fine grounds sink to the bottom of the cup and are
not drunk, but are used by fortune tellers to read your
future! Proper Turkish coffee is made from Arabica, which
is the highest quality variety. The beans must be freshly
ground to obtain the finest flavor and aroma. The most
famous coffee seller in Istanbul is Kurukahveci Mehmet
Efendi, established in 1871. This shop still exists and
the firm now exports large quantities of Turkish coffee.
Turkish Coffee's Influence On The World
Coffee
has stamped an indelible mark on cultural and social as
well as culinary history. Johann Sebastian Bach was such
a keen coffee drinker that he was inspired to compose his
famous Coffee Cantata. The French novelist Pierre Loti,
who lived in Turkey for many years, was enamored of Istanbul
's coffee houses as well as its people, and a coffee house
in the district of Eyüp that he frequented is named
after him.
Among the famous European figures who were keen drinkers
of Turkish coffee were Madame de Pompadour, Dumas, Andre
Gide, Moliere, Victor Hugo and Honore de Balzac.
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The Marmara Esma
Sultan
Description
 This waterfront mansion on
the shores of the Bosphorus at Ortaköy was built in
the 18 th century as the residence of the Ottoman Princess
Esma Sultan. It is an ideal venue for cocktail receptions,
seminars and gala theme dinners for incentive groups in
every season.
Meeting facilities
 There is banquet seating
space for 1000 guests and reception space for up to 2000
guests in the garden. Indoors there is banquet seating
for 300 and reception space for 450 guests on the upper
floor, and banquet seating for
230 and reception space for 300 guests on the ground floor.
34347 Ortaköy Phone: (+90 212) 251 46 96
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