Özet:

The Hatay issue arose in 1936 after the decision of France to grant independence to Syria, and in 1939 a few months before the beginning of World War II, it ended with the connection of Hatay to Turkey. Alexander's Sanctuary (Hatay) was included in the influence zone of France after the First World War, along with Syria. Although the Alexandrian Sanctuary (Hatay) is within the national borders of Misak, it has remained outside of these borders by the Ankara Treaty of 20 October 1921. The subject of the bet was included in the territory of Syria under the French mandate with a special status of Sancak. The provisions of the 1921 Ankara Treaty relating to Sancak were also confirmed by Article 3 of the 1923 Lozan Peace Treaty. Hatay has since 1936 become the first-degree important issue of Turkish foreign policy. In 1936, after France announced its independence to Syria, the Republic of Turkey applied to the United Nations for the independence of Hatay. On the intense efforts of Turkey, Hatay was recognized as "a separate entity" in 1937 along with its constitution, and in 1938 the "Hatay State" was established. Hatay has remained an independent state for about a year. France, which understands the geopolitical importance of Turkey in the face of Germany and Italy’s spread policies, has agreed to give Hatay to Turkey. In this context, the Treaty on the Absolute Solution of Territorial Problems between Turkey and Syria, signed between Turkey and France on 23 June 1939, has joined the Turkish border with Hatay. On the same day on the solution of the Hatay issue, the Turkish-French Joint Declaration was signed and Turkey determined that its pre-World War II policy will be in cooperation with anti-revisionist states. According to the result, Turkey, which assessed the conditions of the period very well, has succeeded in bringing the Hatay issue, which is the national case, to the solution through international law and diplomacy.

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