İznik
İznik is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 753 km2, and its population 44,236 (2022). Wikipedia
Population 44,236 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Turkey
- January: 9 h 36 of daylight
- February: 10 h 40 of daylight
- March: 11 h 54 of daylight
- April: 13 h 16 of daylight
- May: 14 h 25 of daylight
- June: 15 h 02 of daylight
- July: 14 h 47 of daylight
- August: 13 h 48 of daylight
- September: 12 h 30 of daylight
- October: 11 h 11 of daylight
- November: 9 h 58 of daylight
- December: 9 h 18 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- İznik Roma Antik Tiyatrosu Archaeological site · 330 m
- İznik Museum Museum · 550 m
- First Council of Nicea Archaeological site · 830 m
- Second Council of Nicea Archaeological site · 850 m
- İznik Çini Fırınları Kazı Alanı Ruins · 160 m
- 1. Murat Hamamı Museum · 330 m
- Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum Museum · 560 m
- Tomb of the Kyrgyz soldiers Attraction · 830 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Iznik Ultra
May
Iznik Ultra is a 160 km race around the lake, with a mountain section so you climb and descend 4930 m. There are part-races within it, such as Orhangazi 90K and Narlıca Mountain Marathon 55K.
1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (İznik); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.