Istanbul, this is where the refinement of coffee services began. Selamlique refers back to these origins and expands its Turkish coffee range with exceptional porcelain coffee services porcelain and 925 sterling silver. The art of Turkish coffee has specific rituals that include vessels such as the cezve, coffee cups and saucers, and serving trays. Maintaining heat is essential for the ceremonial tasting of Turkish coffee, which is precisely the reason why Turkish coffee cups are made smaller and of denser porcelain. As a rule, cups are served on small saucers and held together with the saucer while drinking the coffee; and if the coffee fortune is being read, first the cup is covered with the saucer then turned upside down, and the fortune-teller treads not only the grounds inside the cup but those on the saucer as well.