In Istanbul, Drinking Coffee in Public Was Once Punishable by Death...
As coffee made its way out of Ethiopia to the rest... ...was enough to brand it as sinful. Ottoman Sultan Murad IV took note of the coffee's popularity and set out... ...nd offensive meant death.Odd though it may sound, Murad IV was neither the first nor last person to crack do... ...ic (a common assumption)....
https://www.neatorama.com/2018/05/26/In-Istanbul-Drinking-Coffee-in-Public-Was-Once-Punishable-by-Death/
