kulak is a village in the tarsus district of mersin province, turkey. at in çukurova (cilicia of the antiquity) and to the south of tarsus. it is situated to the north of mediterranean sea coast and west of berdan river. its distance to tarsus is and to mersin is . the population of kulak was 918 as of 2011. situated in the fertile plains, farming is the major economic activity. cotton and green house vegetables are the main crops. but the frequent floods of berdan river have reduced the agricultural income of the villagers. however, now state hydraulic works of turkey has begun a project to control the river