Şekerci Cafer Erol

Şekerci Cafer Erol: Ottoman Palace Confectionery Since 1807

Şekerci Cafer Erol’s craft was born in the confectionery kitchens of the Ottoman Palace. In the late 1700s the family worked in the palace’s helva and sugar houses, and in 1807 Mehmet Efendi brought that experience to Istanbul, opening his own confectionery shop in Eminönü.

After a great Istanbul fire took the shop, his grandson Cafer Erol returned in 1935 and reopened in Eminönü, later adding shops in Beyoğlu and Kadıköy. Kadıköy became the family’s home, and two generations, Nurtekin Erol and his son Hakan Erol, still run the brand today, keeping traditional methods while welcoming new ideas.

Today Cafer Erol has shops across Istanbul, in İzmir and Trabzon, and in London and Baku. At Shop of Turkey you can buy authentic Cafer Erol Turkish delight, akide hard candies, dragées, almond paste, chocolates and gift boxes online, shipped worldwide from Istanbul.