Hatay State

Hatay State
Hatay Devleti (Turkish)
État du Hatay (French)
دولة حطاي (Arabic)
Dawlat Ḥaṭāy
1938–1939
Flag of Hatay State
Flag
Anthem: İstiklâl Marşı
The sanjak of Alexandretta / Hatay State (peach, top left) within the Mandate of Syria.
The sanjak of Alexandretta / Hatay State (peach, top left)
within the Mandate of Syria.
CapitalAntakya (Antioch)
36°25′49″N 36°10′27″E / 36.43028°N 36.17417°E / 36.43028; 36.17417
Common languagesTurkish (official)
French (second)
Levantine Arabic
GovernmentRepublic
President 
• 1938–1939
Tayfur Sökmen
Prime Minister 
• 1938–1939
Abdurrahman Melek
LegislatureHatay State People's Assembly
Historical eraInterwar period
• Independence
2 September 1938
• Union with Turkey
29 June 1939
CurrencyTurkish liraa
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Syrian Republic
Turkey
Today part ofTurkey
  1. Preceded by the Syrian pound.

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