[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Levantine Logic [@SyriaRetold](/creator/twitter/SyriaRetold) on x 121K followers Created: 2025-07-24 03:10:01 UTC The re-education of Syriangirl continues: 📜 Hatay, historically known as Antioch, was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 until 1918. It was inhabited by a Turkish-speaking Muslim majority, alongside Arabs, Armenians, Alawites, and Christians. 🇹🇷 Turkey claims Hatay based on deep-rooted ethnic, cultural, and linguistic ties to its population. And Syria? 🇸🇾 Syria's borders are arbitrary, you ignoramus — a product of colonial cartography. Syria's borders were arbitrarily drawn by the French after World War I — carved from the corpse of the Ottoman Empire based on the Sykes–Picot Agreement (1916), and later formalized by the League of Nations Mandate (1923). 📌 Hatay was included in Mandate Syria, but never truly part of the Syrian Arab Republic in heart or identity. In 1936, when France prepared to grant Syria independence, Turkey objected, arguing — rightly — that Hatay was distinct. So in 1938, the Sanjak of Alexandretta became the independent Hatay State — complete with its own government and flag. And then what? 📅 In 1939, Hatay voluntarily joined Turkey after a referendum. A peaceful, political union — not an annexation. So let me ask you this: Who in their right mind would choose to join a Soviet-style, Ba'athist pseudo-state drowning in sanctions, isolation, and state surveillance - with crumbling infrastructure and negative GDP growth? 😂 Hatay chose Turkey — because they saw the writing on the wall. And if given the choice again today, the answer would be the same — ten times over. And the final nail in the coffin? The irony is your master, Bashar al-Assad, is the one who practically relinquished Syria’s claim on Hatay — dropping the demand entirely in the early 2000s in exchange for better diplomatic and economic ties with Turkey. A move that many Syrians saw as betrayal. 😂  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [turkey](/topic/turkey) [muslim](/topic/muslim) [empire](/topic/empire) [Post Link](https://x.com/SyriaRetold/status/1948219089316458889)
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Levantine Logic @SyriaRetold on x 121K followers
Created: 2025-07-24 03:10:01 UTC
The re-education of Syriangirl continues:
📜 Hatay, historically known as Antioch, was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 until 1918.
It was inhabited by a Turkish-speaking Muslim majority, alongside Arabs, Armenians, Alawites, and Christians.
🇹🇷 Turkey claims Hatay based on deep-rooted ethnic, cultural, and linguistic ties to its population.
And Syria? 🇸🇾
Syria's borders are arbitrary, you ignoramus — a product of colonial cartography.
Syria's borders were arbitrarily drawn by the French after World War I — carved from the corpse of the Ottoman Empire based on the Sykes–Picot Agreement (1916), and later formalized by the League of Nations Mandate (1923).
📌 Hatay was included in Mandate Syria, but never truly part of the Syrian Arab Republic in heart or identity.
In 1936, when France prepared to grant Syria independence, Turkey objected, arguing — rightly — that Hatay was distinct.
So in 1938, the Sanjak of Alexandretta became the independent Hatay State — complete with its own government and flag.
And then what?
📅 In 1939, Hatay voluntarily joined Turkey after a referendum.
A peaceful, political union — not an annexation.
So let me ask you this:
Who in their right mind would choose to join a Soviet-style, Ba'athist pseudo-state drowning in sanctions, isolation, and state surveillance - with crumbling infrastructure and negative GDP growth?
😂 Hatay chose Turkey — because they saw the writing on the wall.
And if given the choice again today, the answer would be the same — ten times over.
And the final nail in the coffin?
The irony is your master, Bashar al-Assad, is the one who practically relinquished Syria’s claim on Hatay — dropping the demand entirely in the early 2000s in exchange for better diplomatic and economic ties with Turkey.
A move that many Syrians saw as betrayal. 😂
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