Castles
Castles and fortifications of Çorum: Çorum Castle, İskilip Castle, Kandiber Castle in Osmancık, Boğazköy Castle and Hacıhamza — history, architecture, location.
Boğazköy Castle (Büyük Kale)
The Büyük Kale in the Hittite capital of Hattuşaş (Boğazköy) is a major archaeological site known for its royal palace a…
Çorum Castle
A square-plan historic castle in the Kale neighborhood of central Çorum, rising on a hill that commands the city and bui…
Hacıhamza Castle and Caravanserai
In Hacıhamza, a town belonging to Kargı, an Ottoman castle built in 1723 under Ahmed III, enclosing a complex of a mosqu…
İskilip Castle
Built atop a roughly 100-metre-high natural rock mass in central İskilip, this historic castle was used in different era…
Kaletepe Castle
Located southwest of Çorum's Kuşsaray and dating to the Hittite period, Kaletepe is a fortress settlement known for its …
Osmancık Castle (Kandıber Castle)
A castle in Osmancık, built on a natural rock at 275 m above the Kızılırmak, also known as Kandıber Castle and attribute…