Tahmis Kahvehanesi

Tahmis Kahvehanesi is a very historical place in Gaziantep, so I put this picture here..

 

---- This kind of shops are called (Kahvehane= Coffee House). This is a traditional name from past since they serve coffee. Although coffee goes on to be served, but mostly people drinks tea(çay) now.

 

It has a stone panel of inscription on front wall. Here is what is written on inscription..

 

--- "The Tahmis Coffee House was built by the Turkmen Aga and Flag Officer Mustafa Aga Bin Yusuf in 1635-1638, in order to provide on income for the dervish lodge. The building suffered two big fires in 1901 and 1903. Feyzullahoğlu Sheik Munip Efendi, head of the Mevlevi Order, later had the Tahmis Coffee House and its 33 storehouses rebuilt.

 

--- For a long it was known as 'Lokuslu Coffee House' and 'Tömbekici Coffee house'. The 'tahmis' is the place where coffee is ground. In early years coffee was ground in mortars made of walnut tree. According to one story, Murat IV* broke his journey to Bagdat by relaxing at this coffee house and drinking the 'dibek' coffee (made from coffee ground in a mortar).

 

--- During the firs year of Turkish Republic, this coffee house was also used as an assembly hall as it was the second biggest building after the Halkevi(community center). This is why it was also known as the 'Sçhool of Enlightenment', 'Faculty of Life' and 'Public Library'.

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This is a very nice work,keep posting and best regards my friend.

Lovely light and the exposure. Fantasti composition. All the best. Rgds.

Thanks...

excellent documentary and indoor shot...tebrikler

This is a very interesting photograph. Your perspective has captured the atmosphere and flavor of this old establishment very well, especially with the people in it who look quite comfortable and at home as they chat, play, sip or whatever at their tables. Looking at it I noticed a few things: it's a little unsharp, the most interesting things are the long wall with much on it and the patrons at the far tables. Perhaps if I got a little closer in. I also ask myself is so much of the roof necessary, do i need to show the entire television set... I downloaded the photograph and played around with it a bit. As I have a particular fondness for the distraction-free clarity that black and white can sometimes afford i converted the image (picasa 3). I found the result very pleasing. This image has a lot of potential... your lucid commentary made it doubly satisfying... thanks for sharing it, Ozgur.

I like this very much. Well done. And, I enjoyed reading the history description you wrote. Peace, Jeanne

Excelente documento gráfico, perfectas luces, y buena información, Saludos

Very nice shot...In my country,we have the same...We call it"Ghahveh khaneh"...but the pronounciation is a little bit different...Anyway,I visit these places many times and they have tea"cay",hoka(hubble bubble),fried eggs and etc...Before,the old people,specially mens were in these places and they talked and thought about their lifes and memories together...But,nowadays,the young people are there...Thnx for sharing this Ozgur and share this culture...Regards(Bobby).

Very good capture, Ozgur. Nice scene with excellent light and colors. Good shot! Regards