Gulf of Mersin

The Gulf of Mersin lies between the gulfs of Antalya and Alexandretta on the northeastern Mediterranean coast. Its broad curve stretches from Taşucu in the west to Karataş in the east. The Göksu reaches the gulf near its western end, while the Berdan and Seyhan descend to it across the Cilician plain farther east. Beyond the lowland, the Taurus Mountains rise above a coast that joins the inland routes of southern Anatolia to the Levantine Sea.