Iznik Ceramics Collection
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Pieces of traditional Turkish porcelain in the Iznik « Çini » style come in an array of exquisite colors, notably a vibrant blue, and are not only beautiful to look at but also serve as a reminder of the historical wealth of the Turkish culture. Iznik « Çini » ceramic is made from region’s special white clay, quartz and silica with a unique technique since 1400.

70-80 percent of an İznik tile is composed of quartz and quartzite. Its beauty arises from the harmonious composition of three successive quartz layers and a paste-slip-glaze combination which is extremely difficult to bring together. The mixture of quartz, clay and glaze disperses in a very wide thermic spectrum at 900 centigrade. After painstaking research, the problem of the fluctuating thermal behaviour of the tiles due to their quartz and rock crystal composition is solved. The result is a tile made primarily out of a semi-precious stone: quartz. 

The production of the İznik tile, which is the complete opposite of the current ceramic technology is fundamentally based on the natural synthesis of its various.