ABSTRACT

Turkish-French Agreement was signed in 20 October 1921 in Ankara accepted special status for Sandjak of Alexandretta (Hatay). With Ankara Agreement Sandjak of Alexandretta (Hatay), was annexed to Syria, but the Turkish population was the largest single ethnic group. Turkey asked the restitution of Sanjak when France recognized the independence of Lebanon in 1936. In the beginning France rejected Turkish proposal. But when the conflict to went to the League of Nations, Sandjak which was accepted a status for her as distinct entity. Turkey nearly interested in Arab public opinion in this process. In this study Sandjak issue and its effects in Arab public opinion in the Pre-Second World War period are investigated.