Was Hatay part of Syria? Did France give Hatay to Turkey?

Hatay was part of Syria. In Ottoman times, Hatay was part of the Vilayet of Aleppo in Ottoman Syria.

After World War I, Hatay (then known as Alexandretta) became part of the French Mandate of Syria. France gave back Hatay to Turkey after Turkey requested the transfer of Alexandretta to Turkey. On 29 June 1939, following a referendum, Hatay became a Turkish province

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a transcontinental country located in both Europe and Asia. Turkey is located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is bordered by eight countries: Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.

Turkey has been inhabited by various civilizations throughout its history, including the Hittites, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans.

Turkey is a regional power with a geopolitically significant strategic location and currently ranks the twentieth-largest in the world by nominal GDP and the eleventh-largest by PPP.