Syrian FM: Antioch (Hatay) is our land, we will take it back

[Böri]

The Erab doesn't ask for his 4 million citizens in Turkey but wants a Turkish province which Turks took from Greeks in 1084 AD.
The mistake of Turks wasn't to remove the Semitic element from the city in a physical sense after capturing, while Normans did in 1098 AD (Muslims and Christians alike) though that was not total. I think when there is an Arab continuity inside the population somewhere in the world, Arabs end up claiming it. It doesn't matter if Arab states controlled the area continuously or not.

Many Syrians in Turkey, when talking about things they like to refer to Antioch as theirs too. Syrian Foreign minister also did it.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mu’allim during vacation in Latakia: İskenderun, Hatay is Syrian land and we will take it


In 20 years or so, Urfa and Kilis or like Gaziantep can also be claimed as Arab lands.

[Wadaad]

Well look at it positively....the more lands go to the Arabs, the more you have claim the remaining lands are no longer MENA. You can keep the european turkey

[Black Panther]

Aryan Turkey will survive. No worries.

[Böri]

Well look at it positively....the more lands go to the Arabs, the more you have claim the remaining lands are no longer MENA. You can keep the european turkey

That's Arabs who are ones who even take death risk (sailing in Med with small boats) to be European in the end, or asking to be EU member or NATO members while not being invited by Europeans. Turks never did that. Turkey was invited into NATO by Americans (Korea war years) for example and the EU, which started as an economic and trade union was interested in trading with Turkey and that's how Turkey started its EU journey.

Your post with all the good intention to be funny isn't that funny in the end of the day.

[Hadouken]

turkey took so many syrian refugees and this is the thank for it ? really ?

[Marmara]

Arabs are already taking over the country with full speed, i don't know what's the problem with this statement. His vision is totally coming to reality.

[Kess]

Aryan Turkey will survive. No worries.

Hope it will

[Böri]

That Antioch must belong to Arabs is a widespread thinking in the Arab world. Even Isis claims as part of 'Al Sham'.

Or here on TA, just a few days ago the other fat Palestinian was also claiming it.

When you talk to a Syrian they also say that's Arab.

The Islamists and AKP supporters tend to hide that from mainstream public by fear the Turks would think negatively about the Arabs.

[Hadouken]

as I said I find it very much a lack of respect after turkey took so many refugees

[Petros Houhoulis]

The Erab doesn't ask for his 4 million citizens in Turkey but wants a Turkish province which Turks took from Greeks in 1084 AD.
The mistake of Turks wasn't to remove the Semitic element from the city in a physical sense after capturing, while Normans did in 1098 AD (Muslims and Christians alike) though that was not total. I think when there is an Arab continuity inside the population somewhere in the world, Arabs end up claiming it. It doesn't matter if Arab states controlled the area continuously or not.

Many Syrians in Turkey, when talking about things they like to refer to Antioch as theirs too. Syrian Foreign minister also did it.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mu’allim during vacation in Latakia: İskenderun, Hatay is Syrian land and we will take it


In 20 years or so, Urfa and Kilis or like Gaziantep can also be claimed as Arab lands.

I'd call it a fair deal to send them back the Syrian refugees in exchange for the Alexandretta region. You should sign the deal now before they ask for more!!!

...Although whatever else they might ask for would be Kurdish territories, hence your chance to resolve both your Kurdish and Arab problems: Give them your Kurdistan!!!