Near East University Turkish Language Teaching Department faculty members Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yeniasır and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak Gökbulut have written an article titled "Drinks from Zivania to Coffee and Their Socio-Cultural Functions in Turkish Cypriot Culture " which was published in the journal of Turkish Studies at Selcuk University, which was scanned by national and international indexes such as ULAKBIM, Web of Science, MLA, and ASOS.

According to the information given by the Press and Public Relations Directorate of Near East University, the research conducted by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yeniasır and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak Gökbulut revealed that the formation of Turkish Cypriot cuisine culture and the widely consumed coffee and alcoholic beverages among the Turkish Cypriots became an important element in social life. It was stated in the study that the island of Cyprus has been the living center of many civilizations since the early ages of history, so it has been shaped under the influence of many different cultures until today, and it was noted that the Turkish Cypriots prepared the ground for the formation of a Mediterranean Cuisine culture of their own.

The socio-cultural structure of Anatolia has an effect on the basis of eating and drinking culture...
In the study, which includes the information that the arrival of Turkish cuisine culture to the island dates back to 1571, the families settled on the island with the resettlement policy implemented by the Ottoman State brought all their lifestyles, eating and drinking cultures, and many drinks consumed in the north of Cyprus today. It was stated that it is possible to claim that that the socio-cultural structure of Anatolia is effective on the formation of food and beverage culture.

The study emphasized that the influence of Arab culture on the Turkish Cypriot culinary culture is undeniable, as well as the British and Greek influence in the cuisine culture of the Turkish Cypriots. It was stated in the study that the Turkish influence on the Greek culture is quite high, and all these interactions set the ground for the formation of a Mediterranean cuisine culture of the Turkish Cypriots today.

Coffee and alcoholic beverages have become an important part of social life...
The study, which included eating and drinking activities among the Turkish Cypriots and which was shaped according to a certain etiquette, were generally carried out in a certain community in social settings, and it was revealed that especially the coffee and alcoholic beverages, which were widely consumed among Turkish Cypriots, became an important part of social life, and part of the inter-human social relations.

Catering tradition holds an important place in visiting...
In the study, where tavern and coffee house culture was found out to be an indispensable element of social life among Turkish Cypriots, it was found out that many of the mentioned beverages were consumed in these places. In addition, it has been observed that neighborly relations are still alive in Northern Cyprus and a hospitality culture formed by the tradition of visiting especially among women plays an important role in terms of social relations.

While some of the drinks, which are an important part of the social life in the Turkish Cypriot culture, are accepted and adopted as unique to the island (lemonade, instant coffee, milk tea, kefir), some drinks (rose milk, rose juice, sherbet, sumada) have sunk into oblivion with the influence of a more popular and dominant drinking culture today. It was emphasized that it is of great importance to include these drinks in the textbooks and to offer them in schools, especially in order to keep the drinks in question alive.