 We might lose it someday, but now it's nostalgic. It's a beautiful thing, and it tastes good, says 77-year-old Ahmet Soylemez. He prefers the classic caramel taste of Marjan gazels, a brand from his hometown of Izmir that has been around since his childhood. Gazels was first manufactured at the beginning of the 20th century by a Greek-Ottoman businessman fresh off a trip from France.