City & Economy
City life and the economy in Çorum: bazaars, industry and the OIZ, the university, institutions, health, sport, arts and parks.
Çorum is not only a city of history; with an industry ranging from roof tiles and bricks to machinery, an organised industrial zone, Hitit University and lively bazaars, it is a living Anatolian city. This section covers the city today: economy and exports, industrial estates and the technopark, institutions such as the chamber of commerce and the development agency, hospitals and public offices, historic bazaars, the stadium and Çorum FK, libraries, theatre and parks.
Economy, industry and institutions
Hitit University
Faculties, campuses and student life.
Official Institutions and Useful Links
Governorship, municipality and public bodies' contacts.
The Economy and Industry of Çorum
Industry, agriculture, exports and the main sectors.
Çorum Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TSO)
Founded in 1910, the Çorum Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the city's umbrella organization for trade and industry w…
Çorum Organized Industrial Zone (OSB)
Founded in 1977, Çorum OSB spans 665 hectares with 167 firms and 7,930 employees (2026), exporting to 136 countries. Its…
Çorum Teknokent
Çorum Technology Development Zone is a technopark that fosters university-industry collaboration to produce technologica…
Çorum's Importance in Exports
With USD 6.2 billion in exports in 2025, Çorum is one of Türkiye's fastest-growing provinces: home to Ahlatcı, Türkiye's…
Defense Industry in Sungurlu: ARCA and the Rising Hub
Sungurlu OSB has become one of Turkish defense industry's key ammunition production hubs in the 2020s, led by ARCA Defen…
Hitit University Technology Transfer Office Inc.
The Technology Transfer Office established under Hitit University works to commercialize academic discoveries, manage in…
Hitit-TÖMER — Turkish Language Teaching Centre
Hitit-TÖMER offers Turkish courses from A1 to C2 for international students and foreign nationals, plus cultural program…
HİTİTSEM — Hitit University Continuing Education Centre
HİTİTSEM is Hitit University's continuing education centre, offering vocational qualification courses, software training…
Orta Karadeniz Development Agency (OKA) — Çorum
OKA is the development agency for the TR83 region of Amasya, Çorum and Samsun. Its Çorum Investment Support Office offer…
Small Industry and Big Industry in Çorum
Small industrial sites hosting auto repairers and craftsmen; Çorum OSB with its 665 hectares as the hub of big industry …
City life, bazaars and culture
Çorum FK
The city's football club: history, stadium and fans.
Health and Hospitals in Çorum
Hospitals, emergencies and health services.
Shopping & Bazaars in Çorum
Historic bazaars, arcades and shopping spots.
Agriculture and Urban Food Supply in Ottoman Çorum
How wheat, barley and vegetable production changed in 16th-century Çorum per Ottoman census registers, and the role of t…
AHL Park Çorum Shopping Mall
With 141 stores, a cinema and 50,000 m² of leasable area, AHL Park is Çorum's largest shopping mall — the city's new cen…
Building Çorum (1923-1950): Planning, Electricity, Water, Health and Education
Urban planning attempts, electricity and water networks, health institutions and schools in the town of Çorum, 1923-1950…
Çorum Millet Bahçesi and Kentpark
Home to one of Türkiye's largest artificial lakes, Kentpark together with Millet Bahçesi forms Çorum's green heart: a be…
Çorum's First Municipality (1876) and 19th-Century City Services
Çorum's first municipal organisation was founded in 1876. The Government House, a reserve-army barracks, ten madrasas, n…
Çorum's Urban Development (1950-1980): Planning, Electricity, Water, Buses and Municipal Services
Based on the book Çorum Tarihi: the city's zoning plans, electricity, water and sewer networks, bus services and municip…
Guilds, Bazaars and Houses in Ottoman Çorum (16th-17th Century)
Per 16th-17th century court registers, Çorum's nearly twenty bazaars, its covered market, its guilds from wool-weaving t…
Libraries in Çorum
From a 24/7 study hall to a children's library: Çorum Provincial Public Library, its branches, district libraries and th…
Tanning and Leatherworking in Çorum
By the early 20th century Çorum had 73 tanneries; the city's oldest production trade was concentrated in the Tabakhane (…
The Birth of Industry in Çorum (1950-1980): Roof Tiles, Machinery and Food
Based on the book Çorum Tarihi: how Çorum's flour, cement, brick-tile and food industries emerged in 1950-1980, alongsid…
The Cehri (Buckthorn Dye) Trade in Çorum: the 'Golden Tree'
The natural dye extracted from the fruit of the cehri shrub that once covered Çorum's hills was sought in Europe as 'Tur…
The Çorum Stadium: Old and New
After the old Dr. Turhan Kılıçcıoğlu Stadium served as Çorumspor's home for half a century, the 15,000-seat Çorum City S…
The Growth of Health, Education and Sports Facilities in Çorum (1950-1980)
Based on the book Çorum Tarihi: hospitals, schools and sports facilities in Çorum, 1950-1980, including the birth of the…
The World's Narrowest Arasta: Dikiciler Arastası
Next to Çorum's Hürriyet Square, the historic Dikiciler Arastası — promoted as 'the world's narrowest bazaar' at 1.5 m w…
Theatre and Cultural Life in Çorum
From the Çorum State Theatre stage to the municipality's free theatre club plays and Millet Bahçesi concerts — the cultu…
Weaving, Coppersmithing and Blacksmithing in 19th-Century Çorum
Çorum had about 2,000 weaving looms in 1907; coppersmithing declined for lack of raw material while blacksmithing rose i…
Zafer Çarşısı (Zafer Bazaar) in Çorum
Founded as a cooperative in 1972 and opened in 1980, Zafer Çarşısı is Çorum's first multi-storey bazaar. With 176 shops,…