Hatay

The communities started live for the first time in Hatay in 100000 BC . Hatay in the Bronze Age began to be used as a city first time by the kingdom of Akat.

In the 17th century BC, Hatay was conquered by the Hittites. But the Egyptians soon conquered Hatay. Later, Hatay was conquered by Urartians, Assyrians, Persians and Romans.

When the Roman Empire controlled Hatay, the Arabs and Turks tried to conquer Hatay many times. In 1516, Hatay was conquered by the Ottoman Empire.

After the First World War, Hatay was occupied by the French. France and the Republic of Turkey in 1938 dealed, for the Hatay been the is an autonomous region. But in 1939, a result of elections helded in Hatay, and Hatay has been a city of the Republic of Turkey.