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ANTAKYA / HATAY: Walk Through Streets of Antakya, a Melting Pot of Religions and Cultures

"If your aim in traveling is to get acquainted with different cultures and lifestyles,” announced the philosopher Libanius in the fourth century A.D., “it is enough to visit Antioch (=Antakya).” Modern-day Antakya, in Turkey’s border province of Hatay, is a melting pot of religions and cultures, with one of the most delicious cuisines in the world. Besides its food and rich history, the Hatay region holds a remarkable position of diversity in Turkey — a result of joining the Turkish Republic late, in 1939, thereby avoiding the feverish early years of Atatürk’s monolithic “Turkification.” The province counts Turkey’s largest percentage of Arabs (nearly a third, even before the recent influx of Syrian refugees), who speak Levantine Arabic as well as Turkish. And the religious mix reflects Syria’s: Sunni and Alawite Arab Muslims, and Armenian Orthodox Christians. #antakya #hatay