Most of the tribe migrated to Anatolia (Asiatic Turkey) during the Seljuk Empire and during the Mongol Invasion in the 13th century. In the Ottoman Empire official records of the 16th century, there were 81 settlements named Kınık.[1] Although they were largely absorbed in the other Oghuz tribes, there are still many settlements which bear the name Kınık. For example, in İzmir Province, Kınık is the name of one of the district (ilçe) centers.