Why Did The Ottoman Empire Ban Coffee?
Purist Muslims wanted it banned because of its stimulating nature and because it was an innovation The chief religious authority among the Ottomans during the reign of Süleyman and his successor, Şeyhülislam Ebussuud issued a fatwa, or decree, against drinking coffee. Did the Ottomans ban coffee? The Ottomans were reportedly sporadic in their bans as … Read more