The history of Hatay explains everything. Hatay is the gateway of Asia and the Middle East to the Mediterranean, and therefore it is the intersection point of all civilizations. The ruins of these civilizations are unique treasure for the world heritage and the importance of sharing this treasure with the world public is increasing day by day. Expo 2021 Hatay is a great opportunity to reach such a goal quickly and surely.
| CIVILIZATION | ERA |
|---|---|
| Paleolithic Era | 43.000 B.C. / 17.000 B.C. |
| Epipaleothic Era | 17.000 B.C / 10.000 B.C |
| Chalcolithic Era | 5500 B.C. / 3000 B.C. |
| Early Bronze Age | 3000 B.C. / 2000 B.C. |
| Hattis (Hatay named after them) Proto Turks | 3000 B.C. / 2500 B.C. |
| Hurrians/Mitanis Proto Turks | 2500 B.C. / 2000 B.C. |
| Mou kish, Proto Turks | 2000 B.C. / 1650 B.C. |
| Hittites | 1650 B.C. / 1200 B.C. |
| Assyrians | 1100 B.C. / 623 B.C. |
| Oghuz Turks | 623 B.C. / 600 B.C. |
| Persians | 600 B.C. / 480 B.C. |
| Classical Period | 480 B.C. / 333 B.C. |
| Macedonian Period | 333 B.C. / 64 B.C. |
| Seleucid Kingdom | 300 B.C. / 64 B.C. |
| Roman Republic Period | 64 B.C. / 30 B.C. |
| Roman Empire Period | 30 B.C. / 395 A.D. |
| Eastern Roman Empire Period | 395 A.D. / 638 A.D. |
| Islamic Period (Emevi, Abbasi, Tolunoğlları, İkşidler) | 638 A.D. / 969 A.D. |
| Eastern Roman Empire Period | 969 A.D. / 1084 A.D. |
| Seljuq Empire Period | 1084 A.D. / 1098 A.D. |
| Antioch Principality | 1098 A.D. / 1268 A.D. |
| Mamelukes Period | 1268 A.D. / 1516 A.D. |
| Ottoman Period | 1516 A.D. / 1918 A.D. |
| Iskenderun Vexillum | 1918 A.D. / 1938 A.D. |
| Hatay State | 1938 A.D. / 1939 A.D. |
| Republic of Turkey | 1939 A.D. / ∞ |
