Bayat

Bayat lies in the hills west of Çorum, where streams descend from the wooded country toward the valleys of northern Anatolia. Its name recalls the Bayat, one of the Oğuz Turkish tribes whose name survives in many Anatolian settlements. Local tradition connects the beginnings of the community with groups that came from the east and settled in separate neighbourhoods, preserving the memory of their chiefs in the stories of the town.