“Strictures and prohibitions availed nothing. The fatwas, the talk, made no impression on the people. One coffeehouse was opened after another, and men would gather together, with great eagerness and enthusiasm, to drink coffee... such things do not admit of a perpetual ban.””
Quotes by Kâtip Çelebi
Kâtip Çelebi
Kâtip Çelebi was a prominent Ottoman scholar, historian, and bibliographer whose works significantly contributed to the understanding of the Ottoman Empire and its maritime history. Born in Istanbul i...