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Coffeehouses became centres of politics, business, science, and gossip in early modern Europe and the Middle East.

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17th- and 18th-century coffeehouses were called 'penny universities': for the price of a coffee, anyone could join debates on politics, trade and science.

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17. ve 18. yüzyıl kahvehanelerine 'peni üniversiteleri' denirdi: Bir kahve fiyatına, herkes siyaset, ticaret ve bilim tartışmalarına katılabilirdi.

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