It is said that the first coffee beverage originated in Istanbul in 1554 and was given a name that meant "schools of the cultured people," representing the place where consumers could gather and devote themselves to philosophy, music, the arts, and chess.
Today, it is consumed in most Middle Eastern countries and various areas of the Balkan Peninsula. In addition to this, it also has its own section inside the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, a real jewel in Istanbul, where some of the most precious traces of the country's past are preserved.