Meyhane

[citation needed] Meyhane ( Lisān-ı Osmānī : meyhâne / ميخانه ) appeared during the time of the Ottoman Empire and rapidly increased in popularity, becoming an institution that housed all kinds of people from different segments of society.

[3] Tatar boza, fermented with opium and containing a lot of alcohol, has been one of the most important drinks in the Ottoman Empire for centuries, and it was only at the end of the 18th century that non-alcoholic sweet boza became widespread instead of sour boza.During the reign of Selim the Grim alcohol consumption in the Ottoman Empire increased particularly and meyhane started to appear more regularly as separate buildings built from masonry, with arched windows and doors and earth floors.

[3] Author Sadri Sema (1880–1964) describes the pub culture in Istanbul in the beginning of the 1900's as follows: Sirkeci’de paket postanesinin yerinde iki bacağı karada, dört bacağı denizde salaş meyhaneler, Babıâli caddesinde Steinbruch, Kafkas birahaneleri, Tavukpazarı, İskender boğazı, Balıkpazarı meygedeleri.

Yedikule demgedeleri, sur dışında Mazaros’un çakmakçurhanesi, Bakırköy, Sakızağacı, Zeytinlik gazinoları... Beyoğlu’nda Strazburg, Kristal, Aftaloyos, Santral, cem ve dem-âbâdları...

The landmarks of Yedikule, the lighters of Mazaros outside the city walls, the casinos of Bakırköy, Sakızağacı, Zeytinlik... Strasbourg, Kristal, Aftaloyos, Santral, cem and dem-âbâds in Beyoğlu... — Sadri Sema[3]