@article{2013,title={ANTAKYA’DA İSLAM DÖNEMİNİN BAŞLARINDA SOSYO-POLİTİK YAPININ DÖNÜŞÜMÜ},abstractNode={Upon the establishment of the Byzantine State on 11 May 330 A.D., Constantinopolis (Istanbul) and Antioch became significant civilization centers in Anatolia. During Byzantine rule, Antioch was the capital city of the Syrian province and functioned as a bridge between Anatolia and the Middle-East, keeping its former position as the center of administration and civilization. The governor represented the power of the emperor and central administration in the city and as one of four patriarchate centers, the patriarch of Antioch was the head of all churches in Anatolia. As the capital city of the Syrian province, Antioch had an autonomous governing structure. From the 4th to the beginning of the 7th centuries A.D., under the rule of the Byzantine State, Antioch’s central and local administration coexisted. In addition to its autonomous political structure, Antioch was a significant cultural center in the East. In the 4th century A.D., the Academy of Antioch was one of the most important Greco-Roman educational institutions and passed on deep-rooted philosophies from Athens, Alexandria, and Constantinopolis. Students came from the East and the West for an education at the Academy of Antioch. Therefore, the ethnic structure of Antioch consisted of many different nationalities. Theis study examines the socio-political structure of Antioch between the 4th and 6th centuries A.D. and the process of change in the 7th century A.D., after the Islam army overthrew Byzantine rule, with a focus on how the socio-political structure transformed. },author={Gurhan BAHADIR},year={2013},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}