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The Tahmis Coffee House was built by the Turkmen Ağa and Flag Officer, Mustafa Ağa Bin Yusuf in 1635-1638, in order to provide an income for the dervish lodge. The building suffered two big fires in 1901 and 1903. Feyzullahoğlu Sheik Münip Effendi, head of the Mevlevi Order, later had the Tahmis Coffee House and its 33 storehouses rebuilt.
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 Baghdad by relaxing at this coffee house and drinking the "dibek" coffee (made from coffee ground in a mortar).
Source: The Project to Develop Cultural Infrastructure and Promote Interregional Tourism in Gaziantep, Kilis and Aleppo
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