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Ottoman police rules order hashish dens shut on sight

The police regulation of 1913 required that any esrarhane, esrar tekkesi or coffeehouse where hashish was used be closed at once, its hashish and water pipes seized and its owner punished.[1]

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References

  1. Atatürk Dergisi — Kızılkaya and Özkan, Osmanlı'dan Cumhuriyet'e İstanbul'da Esrar Tekkeleri (2024)archived

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