Hatay Province replaces Hatay State
Hatay State
Hatay State (Turkish: Hatay Devleti, French: État du Hatay, Arabic: دولة خطاي transl. Dawlat Khaṭāy), also known informally as the Republic of Hatay, was a transitional political entity that existed from September 7, 1938, to June 29, 1939, in the territory of the Sanjak of Alexandretta of the French Mandate of Syria. The state was transformed de jure into the Hatay Province of Turkey on July 7, 1939, de facto joining the country on July 23, 1939.