1 Measure the amount of cold water you will need (see #3).
2 Place the ibrik (or cezve) on the stove and turn the heat to medium-high until the water gets lukewarm.
3 Add about 1-2 heaping teaspoons (or 1 tablespoon) of coffee per demitasse cup (3 oz). Do not stir it yet. Let the coffee "float" on the surface. If you stir it now it may clump up.
4 Add sugar to taste. Do not stir yet. Let the water warm up little bit as above.
5 When the coffee starts to sink into the water and the water is warm enough to dissolve the sugar, stir it several times and then turn down the heat to low. Stir it again several times, until it starts to foam.
6 When you see the bubble "ring" forming on the surface, turn down the heat a little bit more or move your pot away from the heat source. Pay attention to the bubbles that are forming at this stage. Bubbles should be very small in size.
7 From this point watch your coffee carefully. Do not let the temperature get hot enough to start boiling. (NEVER LET IT BOIL. Many instructions on how to make Turkish coffee use the term "boiling." This is inaccurate). The key is to let the coffee build a thick froth. This occurs at approximately 158F (or 70C), much cooler than the boiling point of water which is 212F (or 100C) at standard pressure. If your brew comes to a boil, you will not have any foam because it will simply evaporate.
8 Keep it at the "foaming" stage as long as you can without letting it come to a boil. You might even gently stir your brew a little bit at this stage. The more froth, the better it will taste. Also your coffee must be fresh or it will not foam as well. If your brew gets too hot and begins to "rise", then move it away from the heat or just turn it down. You are almost done. Repeat this process until your foam has "raised" and "cooled" at the most twice, (not the 3-4 times like some instructions. Even once is enough).
9 Pour in to your cup(s), quickly at first to get out the foam, then slowly, making sure that each cup has equal amount of foam. If you are serving several cups then spoon some foam into each cup.
Drinking
1 Turkish coffee is always served with a glass of water. Drink some of the water first to clean your pallet!
2 Wait about half a minute or so to let the grinds settle to the bottom of your cup.
3 Find a comfortable spot in which to savor this delicious Turkish treat.