Turkish delight is known to have been produced in Turkey as early as the late 1700s, hence its name. The exact origin of these sweets is yet to be definitively determined; however, the word "lokum" comes from the Arabic "al-halkum". In the Arab world, Turkish delights are called "rāḥat al-ḥulqūm" (رَاحَة الْحُلْقُوم) which means "throat comfort". According to the Hacı Bekir company, Bekir Efendi, named Hacı Bekir after performing the Hajj, moved to Istanbul from his hometown Kastamonu and opened his confectionery shop in the district of Bahçekapı in 1777. He produced various kinds of candies and "lokums", later including a unique
Ebussuud Effendi Ebussuud Effendi Ebussuud Effendi (Turkish: "Mehmed Ebussuûd Efendi", b. 30 December 1490 – d. 23 August 1574) was a Hanafi Ottoman jurist and Qur'an exegete. He was also called "El-İmâdî" because his family was from İmâdiyye. Ebussuud was the son of İskilipli Sheikh Muhiddin Mehmed Effendi. In the 1530s, Ebussuud served as judge in Bursa, Istanbul and Rumelia, where he brought local laws into conformity with Islamic law ("sharia"). Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent promoted him to Shaykh al-Islām – supreme judge and highest official – in 1545, an office Ebussuud held until his death and which he brought to the