Regarding the adventure of baklava in the Ottoman Empire, Topkapı Palace kitchen notebooks from the Fatih period include a record of baklava making in the Palace on the month of Shaban in 878 AH (1473). In the middle of the 17th century, Evliya Çelebi, who was a guest at the mansion of Bitlis Bey, far from Istanbul, also mentions in his memoirs that he ate baklava. In Vehbi’s “Surnâme”, which tells about the magnificent circumcision feast held in 1720 for the four sons of Sultan Ahmed III, it is written that baklava was served to the guests. And as you know, Gaziantep is famous for its baklava. The box of a tradition in Gaziantep, a baklava tradition passed down from father to son. The wooden box will put a smile on the faces of those who are not used to baklava. Gaziantep Baklava Box from the famous baklava makers Sait and Mahmud Güllü with bunches of roses in a golden pennant.
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