Ortaköy
Home to Šapinuwa (a Hittite city) and the İncesu Canyon. Population: 6,491 (TÜİK 2025).
Hittites & Archaeology
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Guide
Šapinuwa Visitor Guide
A guide to visiting the Hittite city of Šapinuwa in Ortaköy.
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The Šapinuwa Excavations and the Ortaköy Archive
The Šapinuwa excavations at Ortaköy since 1990: directors, the Tepelerarası and Ağılönü areas, workshops and the second-…
Archaeology
A Monumental Building at Şapinuva Dated to the 1380s BC
A building at Şapinuva with L-shaped rooms, detected by geophysics in 2024 and dated to the 1380s BC, still has an unkno…
Ortaköy
Şapinuva
Located in the Ortaköy district of Çorum, Şapinuva is an ancient city known for its cuneiform tablets and was a major mi…
