lahmacun

Definitions

noun a dish of Arab origin consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb)

From Turkish lahmacun, from Arabic لحم عجين (laḥm ʿajīn, "meat and dough"), from لحم (laḥm, "meat") + عجين (ʿajīn, "dough").

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Having lived in New York, I witnessed plenty of pizza places that sold specialty slices (baked zitti, lahmacun, etc.) for upwards of 5 bucks a slice.

The Street Food “Chowdown”: Not Much Chow, Not Much of a Smackdown « PubliCola 2010
Ayran is the perfect accompaniment to kebabs, döner, lahmacun (very thin, flat-style pizza), gözleme (savory flat, phyllo-style pastry) and some pide (thicker-crust-style pizzas) and börek (savory pastry).

Yoghurt, Ayran, and Kefir: Traditionally Turkish Steve Carper 2008
Lamb Aegean £4.95 was a posh take on the Turkish lahmacun, which you can have in Dalston for a couple of quid.

Evening Standard - Home Richard Godwin 2011
Oh - and for those who want to go one step further - try a lahmacun.

Serious Eats The Culinary Ambassador Corps 2010
"My favorite Turkish food is lahmacun [a flatbread topped with minced meat].

Hurriyet Dailynews Nuran Çakmakçı 2010