Hatay

Hatay

Hatay , formerly sanjak of Alexandretta, province (1990 pop. 1,002,252), 2,141 sq mi (5,545 sq km), S Turkey, including the cities of Antioch (now Antakya) and Alexandretta (now Iskenderun). Iron is mined and Hatay is a transportation link with Syria and other parts of Turkey. The population is predominantly Arab but includes many Christians. The sanjak of Alexandretta was awarded to Syria in 1920 and in 1936 became the subject of a complaint to the League of Nations by Turkey, which claimed that the privileges of the Turkish minority in the sanjak were being infringed. The sanjak was given autonomous status in 1937 by an agreement, arranged by the League, between France (then mandatory power in Syria) and Turkey. Rioting by Turks and Arabs resulted (1938) in the establishment of joint French and Turkish military control. In 1939, France transferred the sanjak to Turkey and it became Hatay prov.

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Hatay, Turkey Alexandretta A province previously known as the sancak ‘(military) district’ of Alexandretta (now Iskenderun) during the Ottoman Empire. Despite being claimed by Turkey, it was awarded to Syria after the collapse of that Empire. In 1938, under a French mandate, the Alexandretta district of Syria became the autonomous republic of The Hatay, so‐called by the French for reasons unknown and in reality the ancient city of Antioch and its hinterland. As a result of the plebiscite ordered by the League of Nations, France ceded The Hatay to Turkey in 1939.

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