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1. History · Boğazkale

   Hattusa Ancient City

   Walk the ramparts of the Hittite capital, passing the Lion Gate and the Great Temple of this UNESCO World Heritage site — and photograph it.

2. History · Boğazkale

   Yazılıkaya Rock Sanctuary

   Stand before the open-air chambers where 83 Hittite gods are carved into living rock just outside Hattusa — and photograph it.

3. History · Boğazkale

   Tour the Hittite capital at Hattusa

   Tour the Lion Gate, the Earth Gate and the Yazılıkaya open-air temple with a guide — and photograph it.

4. Food · Merkez

   Çorum Roasted Chickpeas

   Pick up a bag of the city's famous golden leblebi from a downtown roaster and taste this crunchy Anatolian staple — and photograph it.

5. History · Alaca

   Alacahöyük

   Enter through the Sphinx Gate of this Hittite and pre-Hittite mound, one of Anatolia's oldest settlements — and photograph it.

6. History · Merkez

   Çorum Museum

   The Hüseyindede vase at Çorum Museum tells Hittite ceremonies scene by scene in clay: bulls, offerings and ritual objects carried with music. Find a bull and a music scene in the reliefs; photograph a detail where photography is permitted. In your memory, describe the sound you imagine accompanying this silent scene.

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7. Culture & art · Merkez

   Çorum Clock Tower

   Meet the city at its 27-metre Ottoman clock tower from the 1890s, standing at the heart of the old town crossroads — and photograph it.

8. City discovery · Sungurlu

   Journey to Hattuşa

   Set off from Sungurlu on the 30 km road that climbs to Boğazkale and the Hittite capital of Hattuşa, the classic gateway drive across the steppe — and photograph it.

9. Food · İskilip

   İskilip Dolması

   Order the copper-served İskilip dolması, a centuries-old dish of rice, lamb and butter slow-cooked in broth — and photograph it.

10. Nature · Ortaköy

    İncesu Canyon

    Follow the Çekerek River deep into this 12-kilometre canyon near Ortaköy, past sheer cliffs and the ancient Cybele relief — and photograph it.

11. Culture & art · Merkez

    Çorum Grand Mosque

    Step into the Muradi Rabi Ulu Camii, the city's oldest mosque, and take in its restored Ottoman prayer hall — and photograph it.

12. History · Sungurlu

    Sungurlu Ulu Camii

    The 1762 grand mosque built by Mehmet Sungur Bey anchors the old town with its square domed hall and three-arched porch — and photograph it.

13. Food · Merkez

    Veli Paşa Han

    Wander the two-storey 19th-century wooden han in the old quarter, now a restored courtyard of shops and cafés — and photograph it.

14. Food · Sungurlu

    Çorum Leblebi & Local Flavours

    Taste Sungurlu's take on Çorum's famous roasted leblebi alongside home dishes like madımak and toyga soup at a town eatery — and photograph it.

15. Food · Sungurlu

    Sungurlu Çarşı Stroll

    Wander the compact market streets of Sungurlu's town center, where shops, tea houses and everyday Anatolian life fill the sidewalks — and photograph it.

16. Nature · Sungurlu

    Budaközü Stream & Çamlık Pines

    Walk the banks of the Budaközü stream that threads through Sungurlu and reach the Çamlık pine grove with its picnic spots and shaded trails — and photograph it.

17. Culture & art · Sungurlu

    Traditional Sungurlu Houses

    Seek out the surviving timber-framed Anatolian houses in Sungurlu's old neighbourhoods, with their bay windows and late-Ottoman detailing — and photograph it.

18. Culture & art

    Walk the Hittite Way

    Walk the Hittite Way linking Hattusa, Alacahoyuk, and Sapinuwa — and photograph it.