You're already familiar with The Daily Cup's new column, Coffee Brainiacs, where we split the thread into quarters and turn the coffee bean on all sides until we discover its secrets. Some weird, some funny, some downright scientific, the information about coffee continues to fascinate us as we make room for it in our lives. Whether you're a coffee aficionado or not, you're sure to love this wonderful liquor even more once you learn more about it. After the 7 amazing things you didn't know about coffee and 5 scientifically proven ways that coffee gives you Super Powers, 9 myths about coffee busted by science , in this issue we present to you the Adventures of coffee around the world.
Kahveci Usta 
In 16th century Turkey, coffeehouses ( kaveh kanes ) began to flourish and become part of the local culture. It was also then that the "kahveci usta" appeared, the first type of professional barista in history. His job was to turn the preparation of coffee into a ceremony, a spectacle for customers fascinated by the exotic drink. Sound familiar? Kaveh kanes were the perfect place for artistic, literary events, backgammon games, chess or heated political discussions. They were intended exclusively for men, women being allowed coffee only in private space.
Coffee vs. marriage
Also in the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire passed a law that allowed women to divorce their husbands for one reason - if they were unable to provide their daily coffee. Although the list of reasons has grown over time, coffee can still be an occasion for divorce, we think. 
Iocan-Otoman's clearing
Turkish men used to discuss politics in cafes. One of the topics is said to have been the removal of the vizier Koprulu Mehmed Pasha in the 17th century. It didn't take long for word to reach the authorities, who responded with a law banning the consumption of coffee, and those who disobeyed could be beaten or drowned. The people's love for the magical drink manifested itself in violent public riots until the law was abolished. The Sultan, however, introduced a harsh coffee excise regime, thus the drink contributed generously to the empire's budget.
Coffee to go...at war
Ottoman soldiers never went to war without a specially equipped chariot for brewing coffee. Probably not a very elaborate one, but it certainly provided energy to the soldiers on the battlefield. After the siege of Vienna (1683), which resulted in the famous victory of the Viennese, the Ottomans left behind some coffee. This is said to be the beginning of Viennese coffee culture and the beginning of the decline of the Ottoman Empire.
The spy and the coffee
Among the first Viennese to market the delicious drink after 1683 is Georg Franz Kolschitzky. He received the license as a reward for his bravery during the siege. But the first cafe belonged to the Armenian spy Johannes Diodato, who knew the secrets of coffee from his home country. He served coffee at the royal court and was a man full of secrets. He now has a park named after him in Vienna's 4th district. 
Barren as the desert
Although in the Arab world coffeehouses are mentioned in history starting from the 12th century, in England they only appeared around 1650. By 1663, central London already had no less than 82 coffeehouses, and they were the favorite meeting place of politicians and writers. Again, they catered to men and soon became the perfect place for prostitution among other things. London women were deeply dissatisfied with the performance of their husbands after they returned from the coffee shop, so in 1674 they issued the "Women's Petition against Coffee" charging, among other things, that their husbands were as barren as the deserts from which coffee comes (we now know with all that she does not come from the desert). In response, the men also wrote a petition. One of her points says that the black liquor made her husbands better, with more restful sleep.
The baptism of coffee
The first Italian coffee merchant appeared in Venice in 1600. The drink was well received by the public, but banned by Pope Clement VIII. The Roman clergy spoke out against coffee, considering it fueled the Ottoman threat and called it "devil's drink". Shortly thereafter, the Pope already tasted the famous drink and found it delicious. Its official approval by papal indulgence followed, with the argument that not only unbelievers should have the right to enjoy coffee. Clement VIII went down in history as the Pope who "baptized coffee".