Strong brew: October to bring Istanbul Coffee Festival

By Hanife Sevinc

ISTANBUL (AA) – The Istanbul Coffee Festival will bring together java connoisseurs and enthusiasts in Turkey’s largest city on Oct. 6-9, organizers said on Tuesday.

The festival will take place at Istanbul’s Kucukciftlik Park with the participation of around 200 brands, said organizer DSM Group in a statement.

Following up last year’s festival, which attracted more than 25,000 people, the theme of the third annual festival is “In the Heart of the City.”

Coffee experts from Norway, Germany, El Salvador, Greece, Britain, and the U.S. will give workshops during the festival.

Coffee-lovers will also have the chance to learn different coffee brewing styles during the four-day event.

The festival will feature seminars, workshops, and concerts, and Istanbul’s leading coffee shops, brands, and coffee machine producers are set to attend.