Ladik is a city of Samsun Province, Turkey on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Selim Özbalci (AKP). History Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea (), also transliterated as Laodíceia and Laodíkeia, was a Hellenistic town in Pontus. The city was founded in the hills (elevation 1000 m) not far west of the lake Stiphane Limne, southwest of Amisus (modern Samsun). It is the birthplace of the Albanian grand vizier Tayyar Mehmed Pasha. See also List of ancient Greek cities Oleg Ladik (born 1971), Ukrainian-born Canadian Olympic wrestler Katalin Ladik (born 1942), Hungarian poet, writer, performance artist References Populated places in Samsun Province Archaeological sites in the Black Sea Region Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey Seleucid colonies in Anatolia Greek colonies in Pontus Ski areas and resorts in Turkey Districts of Samsun Province