Şevval Nida Fetullahoğlu of Tetra N Roastery has won the 2024 Turkish Brewers Cup Championship. The competition was held in Ankara, March 1-3. For her open service, Fetullahoğlu brewed an a
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Kahverengi Roastery Opens Istanbul Café
Just over five years ago I learned that Turkey would be hosting a Q grading course for the first time, and that it just so happened that it was going to be the week after I already was going to be
Coffee in a Time of Corona Virus: Cup of Joy Opens New Istanbul Café
Istanbul, like much of the world, has spent the last three months locked down due to COVID-19. Coffee shops, along with bars and gyms, were some of the first businesses to be shut down by the gover
Montag Coffee Roasters Opens in Bomonti, Istanbul
“Good coffees is worth the stairs.” That’s the motto that’s helped make Montag Coffee Roasters a fixture of the coffee scene in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district. The orig
Coffee Department Opens New Cafe in Nişantaşı
I’ve longed bemoaned the fact most tourists visiting Istanbul don’t make it to Balat, the old Jewish quarter. In addition to its colorful row houses and historic synagogues, Balat is ho
A Look Inside Petra Coffee’s Gayrettepe Headquarters
Three flat screen televisions are showing The Wizard of Oz on mute while loud speakers blast classic 50s rock and roll. In the background, a dull screeching sound, accompanied by the immediately re
Cafe Review: Norm Coffee in Istanbul
Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk wrote in his memoir, Istanbul: Memories and the City, “it was in Cihangir (where we too would move as our fortunes dwindled) that I first learned Ist
Meet Reza Kosar, Iran’s First Q Grader
Recently, I traveled to Istanbul, Turkey to take the Q Grader Exam. I expected to be challenged in my coffee knowledge and abilities as well as make a few new friends in the Turkish coffee scene.
Five Istanbul Coffee Shops Changing the Turkish Coffee Scene
In Istanbul, a movement is reaching critical mass. A couple of years ago we were on hand at the opening of Çekirdek– a cafe that is widely considered the first third wave coffee shop in on
Geyik Coffee Roastery & Cocktail Bar Makes Waves in Istanbul
It’s a quiet morning in Istanbul’s Cihangir neighborhood, and Serkan Ipekli is tired. The 2013 Turkish Barista Champion is fighting an ear infection, but he’s also experiencing th