20,000 people visit Elazig’s Coffee Cup Museum in 4 months

Visitors to the museum can see approximately 5,000 cups brought from different regions of the country

The Coffee Cup Museum, established in Türkiye’s Elazig by the Elazig Tourism, Culture and Promotion Association (ETUDER) with the support of the governorship and the municipality, has attracted significant interest from visitors since its opening on Oct. 29, 2023.

The number of visitors to the museum with coffee cups reached approximately 20,000 in four months.

Visitors to the museum can see 5,000 cups brought from different regions of the country.

At the museum’s opening, 2,023 cups were exhibited which was held on the 100th anniversary of the Republic.

The number of cups exhibited reached 5,000 over time.

In addition, in accordance with the saying “A cup of coffee has 40 years of memory,” the names of the donors written on copper plates are attached to the cups.

“No such museum in the world”

ETUDER President Ahmet Bulut said that as an association, they established the Coffee Cup Museum to create a specific museum in the Harput Neighborhood.

Stating that Anatolia has a 500-year history of coffee culture, Bulut said that they set out on this path with the goal of “2,023 cups in the 100th year of the Republic.”

“The number of cups reached approximately 5,000. Most of these cups are at least 100 to 150 years old, which we can consider historical artifacts. We even have a 300-year-old cup. It is the only museum opened in the name of coffee cups in Türkiye. We even researched worldwide and realized there is no such museum,” Bulut said.

Stating that they are proud to bring such a museum to Harput, Bulut shared that although it is winter, 30-40 cups are brought and donated to the museum every day.

Source: Newsroom