Tekmen, Osmancık
Tekmen is a village in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, in Osmancık district of Çorum Province. It is a small village, with a population of 340 people. Though it is in the Black Sea Region, it carries typical properties of villages of the Central Anatolia Region. The village economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry. At the beginning of the 1970s, the Tekmen people began to emigrate from the village to the surrounding cities. Since then, the population of Tekmenians has decreased by around 3,000. The village consists of five rural districts: Central Tekmen, Karataş, Yukarısaltuk , Aşağısaltuk, and Bağlar. Each district consists of specific families. For example, only the Soruklu family live in Karataş, and in Bağlar only the Hacılars and Hacıyusufs. Education. Hüseyin Gülburun was appointed as a teacher to the village in 1945. He taught reading and writing to prepare students for primary school. Many of his former students have become civil servants. The second teacher to come to the village was Mehmet Kazanan. The Tekmen primary school is currently closed, and the students go to school in Osmancık. Economy. The economy of Tekmen is based on cattle breeding and agriculture. Sheep and goats  are also raised. Barley, wheat, oats, and rye are the cereal crops produced, along with lentils, chickpeas, and white beans. There is also a tile factory in the village. Politics. Election results in Tekmen since 1950: Tekmen Association. Tekmen people began to emigrate from the village at the beginning of the 1970s to cities both for education and to earn a living. The population has decreased by some 3,000 people, who periodically return to visit their grandfathers and grandmothers. In late 2007, the village founded an association named "Tekmen Association of Regional Development, Solidarity, Cooperation, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport