Karboğazı

The pass at 37°18′N 34°43′E / 37.300°N 34.717°E / 37.300; 34.717 is in the rural northern area of Tarsus ilçe (district) close to Adana and Niğde borders and the Mount Bolgar.

Situated in the middle and northeastern sector of Taurus Mountainous range and to the north of Gülek.

It is 6 km (3.7 mi) north west of the Turkish state highway D.750.

The location was officially included in the Tourism centers of Mersin Province.

[2] This pass was the scene of one of the critical fights during the Turkish War of Independence on 27–28 May 1920, called the Karboğazı ambush.