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
Abu Bakr Effendi father Molla Omar Al-Baghdadi an Ottoman Governor, was killed by Kurdish tribesmen uprising against the authority. He is known to have studied in the Madrassa originally set up by his ancestor Emir Suleyman Ghazi for the people of the area. Not much is known of Emir Suleyman Ghazi directly from Abubakrs personal documents. He is however a contemporary of Suleyman Ghazi the founder of the Ottoman Empire and Suleyman Sultan of Rum who lived at similar recorded times. Further studies and teachings of Abubakr were in Erzurum, Istanbul, and Makkah. According to the Travelogue of Omar Lutfi Effendi, while he