Turkish delight form of "lokum" made with starch and sugar. The family business, now in its fifth generation, still operates under the founder's name. Tim Richardson, a historian of sweets, has questioned the popular attribution of Hacı Bekir as the inventor of Turkish Delight, writing that "specific names and dates are often erroneously associated with the invention of particular sweets, not least for commercial reasons". Similar Arab and Persian recipes, including the use of starch and sugar, predate Bekir by several centuries. The Oxford Companion to Food states that although Bekir is often credited with the invention, there is no hard evidence
Bekir Kaya bridge beside an other bridge to the Çatak disrict. By the prosecution, this was seen as a logistical support for the PKK. In September 2018 the previous ruling of the Supreme court was overruled and he got sentenced to 8 years and 9 months in prison. In October 2018 he got sentenced to an other 8 years and 3 months for the charges brought against him since November 2016. He is imprisoned in the Silivri Prison. Bekir Kaya <nowiki></nowiki> Bekir Kaya (born 1977) is a Kurdish politician of the Party DBP. He is married to Asli Kaya and father of