Mecitözü
An eastern farming district known for its vineyards and orchards. Population: 12,911 (TÜİK 2025).
Historic Buildings
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Beke Hot Spring Bath (Beke Kaplıca Hamamı)
Located near Figani Village in the Mecitözü district, the Beke Hot Spring Bath is a domed structure built of rough-hewn …
Elvan Çelebi Zaviyesi (Lodge)
A historic structure in Mecitözü built in 1352 by Elvan Çelebi, son of Âşık Paşa; one of Anatolia's earliest lodges, tod…
Koca Mehmet Paşa Hamamı (Bathhouse)
A historic Ottoman bathhouse in Mecitözü, built by Koca Mehmet Paşa together with a mosque and laid out as a double (twi…
Mecitözü Government House and Clock Tower
Mecitözü's historic Government House, still used today as the district governorate building, and its adjoining clock tow…
Mecitözü's Historic Public Buildings
Two public buildings in Mecitözü dating to the late Ottoman period: the former Military Recruitment Office, now the Cult…
History & People
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Âşıkpaşazade
Author of Tevârîh-i Âl-i Osmân, one of the earliest standard Ottoman chronicles, Âşıkpaşazade was born around 1400 in El…
Elvan Çelebi
Âşık Paşa's son Elvan Çelebi founded a lodge in Mecitözü in 1352 that gave the village his name, and wrote a key source …
Kara Halil Efendi
Kara Halil Efendi (1804-1880), born in Mecitözü, became şeyhülislam in 1877, drafted Sultan Abdülaziz's deposition fetva…
History of Mecitözü
Mecitözü, Çorum: population 12,911 (TÜİK 2025), 37 km from the city, altitude 750 m. Vineyards and orchards on the Çorum…
