What is Hatay Province?
'''Hatay''' is a province in the southern part of [[Turkey]], on the [[Mediterranean]] coast. Hatay is bordered by [[Syria]] on the south and east. The province has a mixed population of [[Turkish people|Turks]] and [[Arab people|Arabs]]. In ancient times it was called [[Antioch]]. It joined [[Turkey]] in 1939. From 1938 to 1939, the city was an independent Arab [[emirate]] known as [[Hatay State]]. It then became a part of [[Turkey]], which caused protests by the Arabs in the province. The protests were later shut down and many Arab Christians and Alawites fled to Syria. Currently, the province has mostly Turks and Arabs. The Turks mainly follow [[Sunni Islam]] and the [[Arabs]] follow either [[Alawites|Alawite]] or [[Sunni Islam]]. The province was badly damaged and many people died in the [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake]]. ==Stamps issued as Hatay state, today Turkey== <gallery> File:Hatay devleti stamp.gif File:Turkeyhatay3kurus1939.jpg </gallery> {{authority control}} {{multistub|geo|asia}} [[Category:Hatay Province| ]]