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The aim of this study is to explore the role of economic changes in Hatay on environmental pollution. The validity of the Hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (ECC) has been tested for Hatay, using the time series analysis method with the annual data of the 1990-2018 period. The Hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (CCC) explains that there is a relationship in the form of reverse-U between environmental disruption and income level. In this study, to study the relationship between environmental pollution and economic growth, the environmental pollution indicator took emissions as a variable dependent (SO2) and the independent variable GDP as an indicator of economic growth. Unit root tests have been applied to show the stability of the variables. The combination method was applied by Johansen and Juselius to determine the combination relationship. According to the integration test, the long-term balance relationship between the variables has been studied and the conclusion is that there is a long-term relationship between economic growth and environmental pollution in the Hatay region. In other words, the existence of a reverse-U-shaped relationship between economic growth and environmental pollution in the Hatay region, i.e. the validity of the Hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (ECC), has been established.