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clever resistance to enforced piety ultimately doomed efforts. Nevertheless, the
Kadızadeli-inspired effort was seen as a symbolic act to rid the city of a forbid-
den product that raised the ire of religious Muslims because it was openly con-
sumed, often by Muslims, where other Muslims resided. Swayed by Kadızadeli
preaching, Mehmed IV wholeheartedly supported the efforts to outlaw Chris-
tians’ and Jews’ most profi table monopoly.