- Handmade Copper Lokum Bowls

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Lokum's Journey Through History

Derived from the Ottoman word ‘rahat ul-hulküm’, meaning ‘comforting the throat’, ‘lokum’ has been known in Anatolia since approximately the 15th century. Lokum became widespread especially within the borders of the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century.

Lokum was obtained by squeezing from hard sugars by Muhittin Hacı Bekir at the end of the 18th century. Upon Sultan Abdülhamit I's request for soft confectionery, a competition was opened, and Muhittin Hacı Bekir won this competition. Nevertheless, whether invented in the 18th century or the 15th century, it is undeniable that Ali Muhittin Hacı Bekir was the person who mass-produced, popularized, and introduced lokum to Europe. In Europe, lokum began to be known as 'Turkish Delight' in the 18th century through an English traveler. Previously made with a mixture of honey or molasses and flour, the method of making lokum, as well as its taste, changed in the 17th century thanks to the discovery and introduction of refined sugar, known as 'Kelle şekeri