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Besides "lokum" (Turkish delight) coming from the word "rahat ul-hukum" in meaning of "throat comforter" has been known in Anatolia since the fifteen century, it outspreaded especially within the Ottoman Empire boards in the seventeen century.
  As for Europe, it started being known as the name "Turkish delight" thanks to an English traveler in the eighteen century. Both taste and making of Turkish delight that used to be prepared with honey or compound of flour and pectin has changed by that refined sugar being known as "sugar loaf" and particularly starch was found and brought to the country in the seventeen century.
 

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