Sungurlu

The gateway to Hattusa; a district at a crossroads of history and trade.

Garib Baba Dervish Lodge
Dervish Lodge

Garib Baba Dervish Lodge

A lead-covered, domed dervish lodge located about 30 km from Sungurlu, between the villages of Hilalli and Çavuşçulu, vi…

Dervish Lodge

Meymanlı Dervish Lodge

A dervish lodge in the village of Meymanlı in Çorum's Sungurlu district, whose founding remains uncertain as its inscrip…

Yediler Dergahı (Yediler Lodge)
Dervish Lodge

Yediler Dergahı (Yediler Lodge)

A historic dervish lodge in Sungurlu, also known as Yedi Kardeşler, whose founder and date of construction remain uncert…

Sungurlu Clock Tower
Clock Tower

Sungurlu Clock Tower

A late Ottoman clock tower in Sungurlu, built in 1892 by District Governor Edip Bey, with an ashlar square-prism body an…

Castle

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…

Kavşut Mosque
Mosque

Kavşut Mosque

Located in Sungurlu, Çorum, Kavşut Mosque is a rectangular-plan historic place of worship dating to the Seljuk period, n…

Mosque

Hilmi Efendi Mosque

A simple, rectangular, timber-roofed neighborhood mosque in Sungurlu's İsmet Paşa quarter, built by Hilmi Efendi in 1960…

Ergülü Baba Mosque
Mosque

Ergülü Baba Mosque

An Ottoman-era mosque built in 1530 by Ergülü Baba in Yörüklü, Sungurlu, notable for its square plan and dome on an octa…

Ulu Cami (Sungurlu Grand Mosque)
Mosque

Ulu Cami (Sungurlu Grand Mosque)

A historic Ottoman mosque in the Sungurlu district, built by Mehmet Sungur Bey in 1762, known for its main dome and bric…

Historic Buildings

Hüseyindede Old Hittite Cult Center

Hüseyindede hill near the town of Yörüklü in Sungurlu is an Old Hittite settlement and worship center known for its reli…

History of Sungurlu
Sungurlu

History of Sungurlu

Located west of Çorum, Sungurlu is a district with a deep-rooted settlement history spanning the Chalcolithic Age throug…