Haci Bekir

Haci Bekir is Turkey's first and most favorite Turkish Delight producer. Buy Haci Bekir produces the best quality and natural Turkish Delight and other desserts.

In Our Haci Bekir Online Shop, we send Haci Bekir brand products such as Assorted Turkish Delight, Haci Bekir Turkish Delight with Pistachio, and much more daily from Istanbul all around the world in special boxes with express shipping.

In Haci Bekir shop, all Turkish delights and other candies are hand-made in hygienic conditions by expert lokum producer chefs.

Haci Bekir Turkish Delight

You can order Haci Bekir Turkish Delight from us now! Haci Bekir Lokum is world-famous. We supply you from Haci Bekir Shop, Istanbul. Order Online, and we send you with Express Shipping from the historic shop of Haci Bekir in Eminonu. We supply all orders from their local shop daily and fresh!

Haci Bekir Istanbul

Ali Muhiddin Haci Bekir, was established in 1777 and is the oldest private institution in Turkey, still continues its activities in Istanbul candy.

In the small candy store opened in Kastamonu in the town of Bahçekapı in 1777, he came to Istanbul from the county of Aracum. Confectionary Bekir Efendi, who started to manufacture and sell candies personally, was the first shop opened by Bekir Efendi, who was known as Hacı Bekir after he completed a pilgrimage for over two centuries, and the sales place of Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir Şekercilik A.Ş. is the only shop in Istanbul that has been in service for two centuries. The precedent for this feature is hardly found even in the world and even Istanbul, Turkey is also worth remembrance.

Honey as a sweetener in confectionery manufacturing began in the 16th century in Turkey, molasses, water binding, and flour were being used as tissue builders. Refined sugar was produced in the late 18th century and was founded in Europe in those days the name "Keller Candy" as the arrival of Turkey, confectioner Haci Bekir, melt the sugar and beat in the air, rose, cinnamon, and so on. It has naturally produced aroma and dyes and improved the production of rock candy. In addition, by using starch found by a German scholar in 1811 instead of flour, he produced sugar and starch with Turkish delight in today's breath.

An English tourist who took Turkish delights to his country from Hacı Bekir's shop in Istanbul Bahçekapı, who developed Turkish confectionery and delight varieties with his own manufacturing and precision works, which he personally made with his own hands, led to the recognition of Turkish delights as "Turkish Delight" in Europe.

From now on, Turkish delight has been recognized as "Turkish Delight" or "Lokoum" in the world and entered the international confectionery literature.

Furthermore, almond sugar made in shake caulders, boiled almonds, peeled and pounded in mortars, kneaded with sugar and sugar sorbet, and various almond pastes, which have been shaped and shaped, have given Hacı Bekir the right interest and fame. With the achievements of Şekerci Hacı Bekir, the sultan of the time was deemed worthy and admirable as the first rank of Nişan-ı Ali Osmani and Sekercibaşı of the palace.

Following Hacı Bekir, his son Mehmet Muhiddin Efendi and his grandson Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir continued the same work, and the sugar palace of the Ottoman Palace was also given to him.

In addition, Cairo and Alexandria branches were established with the masters and staff who were taken to Egypt, and the Şekerbaşı's share was granted by the Egyptian Palace with the appreciation and qualifications of Egyptian Hidivi.

Haci Bekir is still Turkey's oldest company, founded as a place where history (centuries) continues to operate.

As part of the Ottoman and Turkish society and folklore, Hacı Bekir, who also entered the customs and traditions, has also been featured in novels and writings that document the lifestyle of the time and were written by the Levantines and foreigners who were parts of the Istanbul society and mosaic of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is even illustrated.

The confectioner Bekir Efendi, painted with the Maltese painter Preziosi brush, documented the 43x58 cm watercolor painting (originally in the Louvre Museum) and the life of the time and Hacı Bekir. (The lithographic reproduction of the painting is at the Topkapı Palace with the number 214.)

Şekerci Hacı Bekir, Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir, founded after the death of Ali Muhiddin Hacı Bekir, was founded by Şekercilik Ticaret A.Ş. and Hacı Bekir San. Inc. continues to operate as two companies under the name of today.

The company, which has representative offices in the USA, Japan, South Africa, Egypt, England, and France, has a delight, tahini halva, rock candy, etc. manufactures confectionery, caramel, almond paste, sugar dragées, biscuits, cookies, cakes, dough desserts, retail and wholesale and export.