Çorum Castle

The exact construction date of the castle, which was built on a position dominant over the plain, on a low hill in the south of the city, is unknown. The first written documents of Çorum Castle, which has Seljuk architectural features, are dated 1571. In this document, the castle is mentioned as Sultan Suleiman Charity. Evliya Çelebi, who came to Çorum in the 16th century, says that the castle in the city’s qibla direction is a Seljuk construction built by Sultan Kilij Arslan. W. F. Ainsworth narrated in his observations in Çorum in 1842 that the castle was a new structure built with old material, while the old plan was most likely preserved.