Iznik

British  

/ ɪzˈnɪk /

noun

1. the modern Turkish name of Nicaea

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Example Sentences

Although its newly-developed AI-powered "TraceART" system was not involved in recovering the Marcus Aurelius statue, the tool helped identify two 16th-century Iznik tiles that were recovered from Britain this month.

From Barron's

Turkey is now seeking the repatriation of other antiquities taken during the Ottoman era: an ancient marble torso called the "Old Fisherman" from Berlin, and dozens of Iznik tiles held at France's Louvre museum.

From Barron's

At an event marking 1,700 years since a hugely significant Christian council in what is now the Turkish city of Iznik, he said: "We must strongly reject the use of religion for justifying war, violence, or any form of fundamentalism or fanaticism."

From BBC

Then he travelled to Iznik for an ecumenical celebration marking 1,700 years since the First Council of Nicaea, one of the early Church's most important gatherings.

From Barron's

IZNIK, Turkey—Archaeologist Mustafa Şahin spent years studying the area around Lake Iznik, near Istanbul.

From The Wall Street Journal