\u00c7orum \u0130l merkezinde, Kale Mahallesi\u2019nde bulunan \u00c7orum Kalesi\u2019nin yap\u0131m tarihi kesinlik kazanamam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bununla beraber Dani\u015fmentliler veya Sel\u00e7uklular zaman\u0131nda yap\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131 baz\u0131 kaynaklarda yaz\u0131l\u0131 ise de, b\u00fcy\u00fck olas\u0131l\u0131kla Bizans d\u00f6neminde y\u00f6reye hakim bir tepede yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n
XVI.y\u00fczy\u0131lda \u00c7orum\u2019a gelen Evliya \u00c7elebi, \u015fehrin k\u0131ble y\u00f6n\u00fcnde bulunan kalenin Sultan K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7arslan taraf\u0131ndan yap\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yledikten sonra kale i\u00e7erisinde birka\u00e7 evin bulundu\u011funu da belirtmi\u015ftir. W.F.Ainsworth 1842 y\u0131l\u0131nda \u00c7orum\u2019a gelmi\u015f, kalenin eski malzeme ile yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f oldu\u011funu belirttikten sonra duvarlar\u0131n\u0131n farkl\u0131 zamanlarda yenilendi\u011fini ileri s\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr. Bundan sonra da kale yenilenirken eski plan\u0131n\u0131n korundu\u011funu, duvarlar\u0131nda \u00e7ok say\u0131da antik mermer s\u00fctunlar, Bizans d\u00f6nemi mezar ta\u015flar\u0131, heykeller ve yaz\u0131tlar\u0131n da dev\u015firme olarak kullan\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 belirtmi\u015ftir. Ayn\u0131 y\u0131l \u00c7orum\u2019dan ge\u00e7en gezgin W.J.Hamilton \u015fehrin g\u00fcneydo\u011fusundaki tepede bulunan kalenin Kanuni Sultan S\u00fcleyman taraf\u0131ndan yap\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n halk aras\u0131nda s\u00f6ylendi\u011fini kaydetmi\u015ftir. Ayr\u0131ca kalenin tan\u0131m\u0131n\u0131 yaparak kare planl\u0131 ve yuvarlak kuleleri oldu\u011funu, duvarlar\u0131nda yap\u0131 malzemesi olarak \u00e7ok say\u0131da kitabenin kullan\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, bunlar\u0131n aras\u0131nda da Bizans d\u00f6nemine ait dev\u015firme malzemenin yer ald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 belirtmi\u015ftir. Bizans d\u00f6nemine ait kalede \u00e7ok say\u0131da mimari par\u00e7an\u0131n kullan\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olmas\u0131ndan \u00f6t\u00fcr\u00fc \u00e7evrede Erken H\u0131ristiyan d\u00f6nemine ait bir kentin olabilece\u011fini de ileri s\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr. Bu arada halktan bu par\u00e7alar\u0131n yak\u0131ndaki Karahisar kal\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131ndan getirildi\u011fini de \u00f6\u011frenmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n
De\u011fi\u015fik zamanlarda onar\u0131m ge\u00e7iren kalenin duvar kal\u0131nl\u0131klar\u0131 2.40 m;y\u00fcksekli\u011fi de 7.35 m.dir. Kale 80.00 x80.00 m. \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcs\u00fcnde kare planl\u0131d\u0131r. Sur duvarlar\u0131n\u0131n k\u00f6\u015felerine ve ve kap\u0131 \u00fcstlerine bur\u00e7lar yerle\u015ftirilmi\u015ftir. D\u00fczg\u00fcn kesme ta\u015fa ve kaba yontma ta\u015ftan yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bunlar\u0131n aras\u0131nda Roma d\u00f6nemine ait dev\u015firme par\u00e7alar da kullan\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bu ta\u015flar\u0131n baz\u0131lar\u0131 \u00fczerinde Grek\u00e7e yaz\u0131lara rastlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n
Kale Sel\u00e7uklu mimari \u00f6zelliklerini yans\u0131tmakta olup kale ile ilgili yaz\u0131l\u0131 kaynaklarda baz\u0131 bilgiler bulunmaktad\u0131r. Buna g\u00f6re 1571 tarihli yaz\u0131l\u0131 belgeler ile kaleye su getirilmesini \u00f6ng\u00f6ren bir belgede \u201cSultan S\u00fcleyman hayrat\u0131d\u0131r\u201d diye bir ibareye rastlanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.
\nOsmanl\u0131 d\u00f6neminde kale i\u00e7erisine yerle\u015fim olmu\u015f ve bu arada da i\u00e7erisine bir mescit yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"