ISTANBUL, TURKEY - DECEMBER 02: Chairman and Owner of Karakoy Gulluoglu, Nadir Gullu throws flour over freshly rolled dough in the Karakoy Gulluoglu Baklava factory on December 2, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. Karakoy Gulluoglu is Turkey's oldest family owned Baklava business. The store famous throughout Turkey and internationally employs 43 production masters, trained to hand-make Baklava to the highest quality. The factory produces approximately 1.5 tons of Baklava each day and has more than 10,000 customers pass through their store each day. Baklava is a rich, sweet pastry made of very thin layers of filo and is held together by sugar syrup or honey and filled with various types of nuts, most commonly pistachios. The earliest Baklava recipes date back to the 11th century. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)