Hatay State [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Hatay State
Hatay State (, , "Dawlat Khaṭāy"), also known informally as the Republic of Hatay, was a transitional political entity that existed from September 7, 1938, to June 29, 1939, in the territory of the Sanjak of Alexandretta of the French Mandate of Syria. The state was transformed "de jure" into the Hatay Province of Turkey on July 7, 1939, "de facto" joining the country on July 23, 1939. Hatay Province includes districts of Erzin, Dörtyol and Hassa
Adana, there are five district municipalities and in the city of Mersin, there are four district municipalities.
In Hatay and Osmaniye Provinces in addition to district municipalities there are town (belde) municipalities in communities with a population over 2,000. (In Mersin and Adana Provinces such town municipalities were abolished in 2014.) Communities that have less than 2,000 people are governed by Village mukhtar with the support from State Rural Services (Köy Hizmetleri). See List of Municipalities in Çukurova for a list of all municipalities.
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