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Iznik

British  
/ ɪzˈnɪk /

noun

  1. the modern Turkish name of Nicaea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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We also have the Iznik kilns in Turkey, which are still operating today, and influences into Southeast Asia, and so on.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

More Christian pilgrims have made their way to Iznik since the papal visit was announced, and numbers are expected to grow.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

A man who attacked Pope John Paul II in 1981 was escorted from the Turkish town of Iznik on Thursday ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit there, Turkish media reported.

From Barron's Nov. 27, 2025

A key moment of the trip will take place in the Turkish town of Iznik, the site of the ancient city of Nicaea.

From BBC Nov. 26, 2025

Nicean: Nicaea, the modern Iznik in Turkey, was anciently a Greek province.

From Selections from American poetry, with special reference to Poe, Longfellow, Lowell and Whittier by Carhart, Margaret Spraque

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