Antakya, modern form of Antioch, is a municipality and the capital district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 703 km2, and its population is 399,045 (2022). It is the capital of Hatay Province, the southernmost province of Turkey. The city is located in a well-watered and fertile valley on the Orontes River, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Levantine Sea.
Hatay Province is the southernmost province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 5,524 km2, and its population is 1,686,043 (2022). It is situated mostly outside Anatolia, along the eastern coast of the Levantine Sea. The province borders Syria to its south and east, the Turkish province of Adana to the northwest, Osmaniye to the north, and Gaziantep to the northeast. It is partially in Çukurova, a large fertile plain along Cilicia. Its administrative capital is Antakya, making it one of the three Turkish provinces not named after its administrative capital or any settlement. The second-largest city is İskenderun. Sovereignty over most of the province remains disputed with neighbouring Syria, which claims that the province had a demographic Arab majority, and was separated from itself against the stipulations of the French Mandate of Syria in the years following Syria's occupation by France after World War I.
The Sanjak of Alexandretta was a sanjak of the Mandate of Syria composed of two qadaas of the former Aleppo Vilayet. It became autonomous under Article 7 of the 1921 Treaty of Ankara: "A special administrative regime shall be established for the district of Alexandretta. The Turkish inhabitants of this district shall enjoy facility for their cultural development. The Turkish language shall have official recognition".
Yayladağı, formerly Ordu, is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 445 km2, and its population is 36,803 (2022). It is on the border with Syria, 51 km (32 mi) south of the city of Antakya.
The Hatay Archaeology Museum is the archaeology museum of Antakya, Turkey. It is known for its extensive collection of Roman and Byzantine Era mosaics. The museum is located in Antakya, the main city of Hatay. Construction of the museum started in 1934 on the recommendation of the French archaeologist and antiquities inspector Claude M. Prost. It was completed in 1938 and came under Turkish control in 1939 following Hatay's unification with Turkey. The museum was opened to the public in 1948 and re-opened in 1975 following renovation and expansion.
The Mediterranean Region is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Antalya. Other big cities are Adana, Mersin, Isparta, Antakya and Kahramanmaraş.
Hatayspor Kulübü, known as Atakaş Hatayspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in Antakya, Hatay Province. Hatayspor, founded in 1967 through a merger of three local clubs, aimed to promote sports and positive habits among youth. The team's colors symbolize nobility, purity, and peace. They won their first championship in 1969–70, earning promotion. Over the years, they faced relegations and promotions in lower leagues. They reached the Second League in 1989-90 and 1993, and finally promoted to the Süper Lig in the 2019–20 season.
Hatay Airport is an international airport in Hatay Province, Turkey, serving the cities of Antakya and Iskenderun. Built in what used to be the center of the now drained Lake Amik, it was inaugurated in December 2007.
The Church of Saint Peter near Antakya (Antioch), Turkey, is composed of a cave carved into the mountainside on Mount Starius with a depth of 13 m (42 ft.), a width of 9.5 m (31 ft.) and a height of 7 m (23 ft). The church is not to be mistaken with the former cathedral of Antioch, the church of Cassian which was also called church of St. Peter.
The Antakya Synagogue is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 56 Kurtuluş Caddesi, in Antakya, in the Hatay Province of Turkey, near the border with Syria. Built in 1890, the synagogue was used as a place of worship until it was severely damaged in the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes.
Sadullah Ergin is a Turkish politician.
Subhi Bey Barakat al-Khalidi or Suphi Bereket was a Turkish politician from Antakya. During the French Mandate of Syria, he was the president of the Syrian Federation from 29 June 1922 to 1 January 1925; and of the State of Syria from 1 January 1925 to 21 December 1925. Also, between 1938 and 1939, he served as the Antakya deputy of the Republic of Hatay and was elected to the Internal Affairs Committee.
Harbiye is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Defne, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 27,057 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). Also in 2013, it passed from the former central district of Hatay to the new district of Defne.
Şenköy is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Yayladağı, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 875 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde). Also in 2013, it passed from the former central district of Hatay to the district of Yayladağı.
Mustafa Kemal University, abbreviated as MKU, is a public university established 1992 at Antakya, Hatay Province in southern Turkey. It is named after the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Serinyol is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 15,804 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).
Hatayspor Women Basketball is the women basketball section of Hatayspor, a major sports club in Hatay, Turkey. The team was founded in 2010 and currently competing in the Turkish Super League and EuroCup Women.
Hatay Büyükşehir Belediye Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü, known as Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyespor, is a Turkish sports club, based in Hatay, Turkey.
The New Hatay Stadium is a stadium in Antakya, Turkey. It was opened to public in 25 June 2021 with a capacity of 25,000 spectators. It is the new home of Hatayspor, currently playing in the Turkish Süper Lig. It has replaced the club's former home, Antakya Atatürk Stadium.
Hatayspor women's football is a Turkish women's football team as part of Hatayspor based in Antakya of Hatay. They were founded in 2021. Called also as Atakaş Hatayspor, the club is sponsored by the local steel production and port management corporate group Atakaş.
