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Türkiye: Social Intercourse and Free Discussion
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Why did two Syrian merchants opening a shop in Istanbul in 1554 inadvertently invent the public sphere — and how did a small copper pot of coffee produce Lloyd's of London, the French Revolution, and the Royal Society? Why did Sultan Murad IV personally execute coffeehouse owners in the streets, and why did it make absolutely no difference? And how does a drink from the Ethiopian highlands, brewed first by Sufi monks in Yemen, end up creating the conditions for the Enlightenment?
Join John and Patrick as they tell the story of Türkiye and the kahvehane — the Ottoman coffeehouse, the meddah, and the most consequential cup in history...
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