battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Karboğazı
Battle of Karboğazı was a battle fought in 1920 at Gülek, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Turkish War of Independence, which ran from 1919 to 1923. The recorded result: Turkish victory. Recorded strength: Turkish claims: 44 Men against Turkish claims: 923–1,000 soldiers.
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Where it sits in the Turkish War of Independence
Record
| Date | 1920 (year precision) to 28 May 1920 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Gülek, Turkey 37.383N, 34.667E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | Turkish claims: 44 Men | Turkish claims: 923–1,000 soldiers |
| Casualties and losses | Turkish claims: None | Turkish claims: 200+ killed; 673 prisoners; (650 soldiers and 23 officers); 1,000+ different weapons; 2 cannons; 8 machine guns; 90 mules |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of the Cilician Gates 39 BC, 13 km SE
- Battle of Kopidnadon AD 788, 19 km E
- Siege of Tyana AD 707, 52 km N
- Capture of Farurriyah AD 862, 56 km S
- Siege of Tarsus 1137, 56 km S
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1920
- Battle of Warsaw Poland
- Battle of Maysalun Syria
- Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
- Kyiv offensive Ukraine
- Red Army invasion of Armenia Armenia
Battle of Karboğazı is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871389, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Karboğazı ambush, revision 1370625488, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.