Colourful Coffee Cups Represent Different Turkish Eras

In Turkish tradition, coffee consumption has long-standing associations as a conversation starter and is also well-known for the important part it plays in marital arrangement ceremonies.

First encountering its experience with coffee in 1554, Turkey fast developed its love of the drink, with ‘Turkish coffee’ equally quick to become known throughout the world. So strong was the country’s passion for coffee from Yemen in the 1600s, that Pope Clement VIII was urged to ban the drink. However he instead welcomed it with open arms and ‘baptised’ it.

Not only is the coffee itself important for Turkish consumers of the hot beverage, but also the vessel that it is served in – elegant and delicate cups, with different colours and shapes linked with particular eras in the country’s past.

As a modern day interpretation, Galeri Set Osmanl #305; in M #305;s #305;r Çar #351; #305;s #305; has a set of traditional coffee cups that promises to “take you on a journey into the depths of history.” Admired not only by the Turkish population, the cups have also garnered interest from foreign statesmen and art enthusiasts, from Queen Elizabeth II and Fidel Castro to actors like Kevin Costner.

Crafted with care, Galeri Set Osmanl #305; produces the finest examples of Turkish work from the 16th and 19th centuries. In terms of their colourful connections with certain eras, the founding of the Ottoman Empire is associated with cups of pink and turquoise hues. Dark blue marks the Kuanuni era, while the colour green is linked to the period of increasing Ottoman power. Lastly yellow is linked with the final Ottoman era as well as with illness and separation.