Oğuzlar, Çorum
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Oğuzlar is a town in Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located at 68 km from the city of Çorum. It is the seat of
Dodurga District Dodurga District is a district of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Dodurga.İlçe Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
Its population is 2,748 (2022). The mayor is Muzaffer Yıldırım ( AKP). The town consists of 7 quarters: Asarçay, Gölbaşı, Birtatlı, Çarşı, Çeşme, Karadonlu and Kızılcapelit.Mahalle
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Formerly known as ''Karabörk Divanı'', ''Karaviran'' and ''Karaören'', the village was founded in the 13th century by Karadonlu Can Baba, a follower of
Sufi Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
mystic
Haji Bektash Veli Haji Bektash Veli or Wali ( fa, حاجی بکتاش ولی, Ḥājī Baktāš Walī; ota, حاجی بکتاش ولی, Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli; sq, Haxhi Bektash Veliu) (1209 – 1271) was a Muslim mystic, saint, Sayyid and philosopher from Kh ...
. The name Oğuzlar, after the
Oghuz Turks The Oghuz or Ghuzz Turks (Middle Turkic languages, Middle Turkic: ٱغُز, ''Oγuz'', ota, اوغوز, Oġuz) were a western Turkic people that spoke the Oghuz languages, Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages, Turkic language family. In th ...
who conquered much of Anatolia, was given in 1990. Oğuzlar is an agricultural district growing walnuts, hazelnuts and various grains. In recent decades the younger generations have migrated to larger cities in search of jobs and careers. The town's water supply was put in place in 1973.


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Populated places in Çorum Province Oğuzlar District District municipalities in Turkey {{Çorum-geo-stub