Turkish politician ;president/head of state of Hatay
Hatay was originally the sanjak (or governorate) of Alexandretta, part of the Ottoman Empire
Following the empire's demise after World War I, it became part of the French mandate of Syria
The area was a multi-ethnic melting pot of Turks, Arabs, Maronites, Armenians, Jews, and Greeks
in 1936, it became the subject of a complaint to the League of Nations by the Turkish government under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk concerning alleged mistreatment of the area's Turkish populations. Atatürk demanded that it become part of Turkey, claiming that the majority of its inhabitants were Turks. The sanjak was given autonomy in 1937 in an arrangement brokered by the League. However, in 1938 rioting broke out between Turks and Arabs, prompting the creation of a temporary "Republic of Hatay" for one year under joint French and Turkish military control. The election for the parliamentary seats was monitored by the Turkish Army and many Turks from the provinces Adana and Gaziantep were registered as voters. The name "Hatay" itself was proposed by Atatürk and the government was under Turkish control. The president Tayfur Sökmen was also a member of Turkish parliament. In 1939, majority Turkish MPs voted for unification with Turkey, following which the former sanjak became a Turkish province
Hatay was originally the sanjak (or governorate) of Alexandretta, part of the Ottoman Empire
Following the empire's demise after World War I, it became part of the French mandate of Syria
The area was a multi-ethnic melting pot of Turks, Arabs, Maronites, Armenians, Jews, and Greeks
in 1936, it became the subject of a complaint to the League of Nations by the Turkish government under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk concerning alleged mistreatment of the area's Turkish populations. Atatürk demanded that it become part of Turkey, claiming that the majority of its inhabitants were Turks. The sanjak was given autonomy in 1937 in an arrangement brokered by the League. However, in 1938 rioting broke out between Turks and Arabs, prompting the creation of a temporary "Republic of Hatay" for one year under joint French and Turkish military control. The election for the parliamentary seats was monitored by the Turkish Army and many Turks from the provinces Adana and Gaziantep were registered as voters. The name "Hatay" itself was proposed by Atatürk and the government was under Turkish control. The president Tayfur Sökmen was also a member of Turkish parliament. In 1939, majority Turkish MPs voted for unification with Turkey, following which the former sanjak became a Turkish province
Turkish politician ;president/head of state of Hatay
Hatay was originally the sanjak (or governorate) of Alexandretta, part of the Ottoman Empire
Following the empire's demise after World War I, it became part of the French mandate of Syria
The area was a multi-ethnic melting pot of Turks, Arabs, Maronites, Armenians, Jews, and Greeks
in 1936, it became the subject of a complaint to the League of Nations by the Turkish government under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk concerning alleged mistreatment of the area's Turkish populations. Atatürk demanded that it become part of Turkey, claiming that the majority of its inhabitants were Turks. The sanjak was given autonomy in 1937 in an arrangement brokered by the League. However, in 1938 rioting broke out between Turks and Arabs, prompting the creation of a temporary "Republic of Hatay" for one year under joint French and Turkish military control. The election for the parliamentary seats was monitored by the Turkish Army and many Turks from the provinces Adana and Gaziantep were registered as voters. The name "Hatay" itself was proposed by Atatürk and the government was under Turkish control. The president Tayfur Sökmen was also a member of Turkish parliament. In 1939, majority Turkish MPs voted for unification with Turkey, following which the former sanjak became a Turkish province
Hatay was originally the sanjak (or governorate) of Alexandretta, part of the Ottoman Empire
Following the empire's demise after World War I, it became part of the French mandate of Syria
The area was a multi-ethnic melting pot of Turks, Arabs, Maronites, Armenians, Jews, and Greeks
in 1936, it became the subject of a complaint to the League of Nations by the Turkish government under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk concerning alleged mistreatment of the area's Turkish populations. Atatürk demanded that it become part of Turkey, claiming that the majority of its inhabitants were Turks. The sanjak was given autonomy in 1937 in an arrangement brokered by the League. However, in 1938 rioting broke out between Turks and Arabs, prompting the creation of a temporary "Republic of Hatay" for one year under joint French and Turkish military control. The election for the parliamentary seats was monitored by the Turkish Army and many Turks from the provinces Adana and Gaziantep were registered as voters. The name "Hatay" itself was proposed by Atatürk and the government was under Turkish control. The president Tayfur Sökmen was also a member of Turkish parliament. In 1939, majority Turkish MPs voted for unification with Turkey, following which the former sanjak became a Turkish province
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