Turkey
Mersin Province
Tarsus

Gülek

Gülek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 1,483. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
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  • Type: Village with 1,500 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Tarsus, Mersin, south-central Turkey
  • Also known as: “Guelek” and “Panzinçukuru”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cilician Gates and Gülek Castle.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Teogomez, Public domain.
The or Gülek Pass is a pass through the connecting the low plains of to the , by way of the narrow gorge of the Gökoluk River. is situated 3½ km northeast of Gülek.

Fort
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a medieval castle in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardıçlı and Çukurbağ.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 428. It is situated in the to the west of the Turkish state highway D.750. is situated 3½ km southwest of Gülek.

Village
is a village in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 370. It is situated in the to the east of Turkish motor way O.21. is situated 4½ km east of Gülek.

Village
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 531. It is situated in the Toros Mountains on the east bank of . Its distance to Tarsus is 65 kilometres and to is 90 kilometres. is situated 5 km west of Gülek.

Gülek

Latitude
37.25685° or 37° 15′ 25″ north
Longitude
34.76942° or 34° 46′ 10″ east
Population
1,500
Elevation
1,114 metres (3,655 feet)
Open location code
8G9P7Q49+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3750180316
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
297469
Wiki­data ID
Q4818774
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yoruba—“Gülek” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Gülek”
  • Amharic: “ጉሌክ”
  • Arabic: “جوليك”
  • Armenian: “Գուգլակ”
  • Basque: “Gülek”
  • Catalan: “Gülek”
  • Chechen: “Гуьлек”
  • Croatian: “Gülek”
  • Czech: “Gülek”
  • Danish: “Gülek”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Gülek, Tarsus”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Gülek”
  • Dutch: “Gülek”
  • Estonian: “Gülek”
  • German: “Gülek”
  • Greek: “Γκιουλέκ”
  • Gujarati: “ગુલેક”
  • Hausa: “Gülek”
  • Hindi: “गुलेक”
  • Indonesian: “Gulek”
  • Irish: “Gülek”
  • Italian: “Gülek”
  • Kirghiz: “Гүлек”
  • Lao: “ກູເລກ”
  • Lithuanian: “Gülekas”
  • Macedonian: “Ѓулек”
  • Malagasy: “Gülek”
  • Malay: “Gülek, Tarsus”
  • Malay: “Gülek”
  • Marathi: “गुलेक”
  • Mongolian: “Гүлек”
  • Polish: “Gülek”
  • Portuguese: “Gülek”
  • Romanian: “Gülek”
  • Serbian: “Гулек”
  • Slovenian: “Gülek”
  • Spanish: “Gülek”
  • Tatar: “Гүлек”
  • Thai: “กูเล็ค”
  • Turkish: “Gülek bucağı”
  • Turkish: “Gülek, Tarsus”
  • Turkish: “Gülek”
  • Turkish: “Yaylaçukuru”
  • Ukrainian: “Гюлек”
  • Uzbek: “Gülek”
  • Vietnamese: “Gülek, Tarsus”
  • Vietnamese: “Gülek”
  • Welsh: “Gülek”
  • Yoruba: “Gülek”
  • “Gülek”

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