Interesting Coffee Bans in History

Sufi dervishes began to drink coffee in the early 16th century to stay awake during evening prayers. Both themselves and other people in the vicinity have seen the effects of coffee as participants in these prayers, and these people have started to integrate coffee into their daily lives by bringing it from the convent to their homes. After drinking coffee became widespread, people started to open coffee houses (cafes, coffee houses).And it soon became a place where people talked about politics and philosophy, things that people couldn't talk about elsewhere.
Considering that period, the public spots that exist are the notorious taverns, the baths reserved for the upper part and devoid of entertainment, and the mosques that allow limited interaction before and after the prayer. When you compare coffee houses with these places, none of these places provide the social interaction that coffee houses do. You may have heard that the French Revolution was planned in coffeehouses, where the intelligentsia met and discussed their plans.
The social environment provided by the coffeehouses and the exchange of ideas and information among individuals scared the leaders long before the French Revolution. Mr. Hayir, who became the governor of Mecca in 1511, feared that the coffeehouses would become the center of a secular rebellion, and caused all coffeehouses to be closed. The punishment for those caught drinking or selling coffee was beating. The Cairo administration, which was dominant over Mecca at that time, canceled this decision of Mr. Hayır within the year of the decision, but the fear spread by the coffee houses continued.
The source of criticism brought to coffee in 1535 was religiously fed, and Hanafism and drunkenness were forbidden. Based on these resources, there was an attempt to prepare the ground for the prohibition of coffee again.
In the 17 st century, when the coffee spread to Europe, wine and beer makers began to attack coffee this time. A wine maker in Marseilles has teamed up with university students, and is the consumption of coffee harmful to the people of Marseilles or not? he did a study on the subject.
By the time coffee arrived in England around 1660, coffeehouses became a gathering point for those seeking political speech and socializing. They struggled with taverns and some even blamed the Turks for coffee. It has even been claimed that in 1663, coffee drinkers turned into Turks.
Even women were opposed to coffee in the 17th century. They tried to ban coffee because claiming that the first coffeehouses that were opened for the men and that it harmed their husbands.
In America, coffeehouses have been the focus of political conversations, as in Europe. Coffeehouses began to be established in America before the American War of Independence, but as in Europe, these are for men only.
As for the other most interesting coffee bans in history;
When coffee came to Europe in the 16th century, the clergy described it as evil and tried to ban it. But Pope Clement VIII tasted it, found it delicious, and baptized coffee. Coffee began to spread rapidly in Europe when it received the support of the papacy.
Murat IV, who is famous for his prohibitions, also banned coffee in addition to alcohol and cigarettes. The panishment for drinking or selling coffee was to be beaten for the first time. For the second expedition, it was to be put into a leather sack and thrown into the sea.
Sweden banned coffee in 1746. The state also confiscated coffee cups and related equipment, apart from coffee. King Gustav III ordered the convicted murderers to drink coffee as punishment. Doctors observed how many cups of coffee would kill convicts.
In 1777, Frederick the Great of Prussia published a manifesto, arguing that beer was superior to coffee. He argued that coffee had an impact on the country's beer consumption, and with this statement he sought to encourage Prussians to drink beer for breakfast to invigorate themselves.