The castle stands in the middle of the city and is Seljuk in character. The earliest written record of it dates from 1571; a document of 1577 refers to it as a charitable foundation of Sultan Süleyman. Evliya Çelebi, who came to Çorum in the 16th century, says the castle on the qibla side of the town was a Seljuk work built by Sultan Kılıçarslan.
It is square in plan, built of cut stone and rubble together with stone reused from Roman and Byzantine buildings. There is a tower at each of the four corners and two rectangular projections on every face — three on the north, where the gate is. Inside stand a small mosque and forty-two houses.
Getting there
- Access
- In the Kale neighbourhood, within walking distance of the city centre.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Çorum as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -0.2 °C in January to 21.4 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in May (62 mm) and lightest in August (15 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
Visiting hours
- Hours
- 08:30 - 17:00
