Original sentence: Following the empire's demise after World War I, it became part of the [[French mandate of Syria}}.In 1936, the elections returned two Syrian independentist (favoring the independence of Syria from France) MPs in the sanjak, and this prompted communal riots as well as passionated articles in the Turkish and Syrian press.In 1939, following a popular referandum, Republic of Hatay became a Turkish province.The assembly was elected in the summer of 1938 and the French-Turkish treaty settling the status of the Sanjak was signed on 4th July 1938.Then it was attached to the State of Aleppo, and in 1925 it was directly attached to the French mandate of Syria still with a special administrative status.Under its new statute, the sanjak became 'distinct but not separated' from the French mandate of Syria on the diplomatic level, linked to both France and Turkey for defence matters
Edited sentence: Following the empire's demise after World War I, it became part of the French mandate of Syria.In 1936, the elections returned two Syrian independentist (favoring the independence of Syria from France) MP's in the sanjak, and this prompted communal riots as well as passionated articles in the Turkish and Syrian press.In 1939, majority Turkish MPs voted for unification with Turkey, following which the former sanjak became a Turkish province.The assembly was elected in the summer of 1938 and the French-Turkish treaty settling the status of the Sanjak was signed on 4 July 1938.Then it was attached to the State of Aleppo, and in 1925 it was directly attached to the State of Syria, still with a special administrative status.Under its new statute, the sanjak became 'distinct but not separated' from Syria on the diplomatic level, linked to both France and Turkey for defence matters