About Us
Hacı Bekir, the best confectioner in the world since the time of the Ottomans, and the creator of the most delicious tastes that never change…
Ingrained in our culture and tradition as a significant element of Turkish-Ottoman history since 1777 with products such as Turkish Delights, hard candies, halvas and pastes, Hacı Bekir has gained the trust and appreciation of not only the public but also the palace, and they have been appointed as Chief Confectioner to the Palace for three generations.
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Living Museum
Our Bahçekapı shop, registered as a historic confectionery shop by the Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board, is a living museum
The single room shop with a stove at the rear section for production was first opened by Confectioner Hacı Bekir Effendi in 1777. The original 33 m² shop later reached its present size of 88 m² through the addition of the spice shop next door. The place still operates today as a confectionery shop, managed by the fifth generation of the Hacı Bekir family.
