This is my power point presentation:
Turkish%20presentation%20Final.pptx
Sources (also included in the presentation):
http://www.tedaproject.com/EN/dosya/2-5977/h/turkishcoffeeculture.pdf
http://www.turkishculture.org/lifestyles/turkish-culture-portal/coffee-fortune-telling-205.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E4GLlsXkFIw
http://www.turkishcoffeeworld.com/History_of_Coffee_s/60.htm
http://maviboncuk.blogspot.com/2004/05/history-of-turkish-coffee.html
http://www.mehmetefendi.bg/en/article/5-9/gledane-kafe.html
http://www.turkishculture.org/culinary-arts/turkish-coffee-52.htm
http://www.ineedcoffee.com/09/traditional-turkish-coffee/
http://howto.yellow.co.nz/food-drink/non-alcoholic-drinks-and-beverages/how-to-make-turkish-coffee/
http://www.helloturkey.net/kahve.html
http://www.allaboutturkey.com/kahve.htm
http://turkishfood.about.com/od/BeveragesSpirits/a/Turkish-Tea-And-Coffee-Culture.htm
Summary:
In my presentation I talked about Turkish coffee because Turkish coffee has been an integral part of Turkish culture ever since it was first brought to Turkey. In my presentation I talked about how Turkish coffee was extremely popular in the past and that at one point in time (1656) even banned and all the coffee houses were shut down. As I explained in the presentation this happened because the Ottoman rulers felt threatened by frequent gatherings in the coffee houses because they believed that men were gathering to question their rules/policies and doctrines and that they could possibly break out a war.
Then I talked about marriage customs, and how men would judge women's efficiency through their skill of preparing coffee. Also, I explained that when a woman prepares coffee to a prospective husband, if she sweetens it a lot then she wants to get married to him, if she puts no sugar in coffee it means "No, thank you!" And in the end I talked about fortune telling which is a very popular thing in the Turkish culture, where either friends or fortune tellers read any objects or shapes that formed from coffee ground from the bottom of a turkish coffee cup as a way to predict your future and dreams.
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