Ayşe Yiğit Explained
Ayşe Yiğit (born 1 October 1972) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of the Workers' Party of Belgium, she has represented Hainaut since June 2024. She had previously been a member of the Senate from 2019 to 2024.[2]
Yiğit was born on 1 October 1972 in Taşlıgedik, Çaykara, Turkey.[1] [3] Her father Niyazi Yiğit migrated to Limburg in the mid-1980s to teach and later brought his family to Belgium.[4] Yiğit then returned to Turkey to finish her education, graduating with a degree in communication sciences and journalism from Ege University.[4] [5] She settled in Belgium permanently in 1998.[5] She is a translator and interpreter and has worked for Babel Vlaamse Tolkentelefoon, .[4]
Yiğit joined the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) in 2015 and was active in its women's wing, Marianne (now Zelle).[4] [5] She contested the 2018 local election as the PTB's first placed candidate for the municipal council in Houthalen-Helchteren but the party failed to win any seats in the municipality.[6] She contested the 2019 federal election as the PTB's first placed candidate in Limburg but the party failed to win any seats in the constituency.[7] She was co-opted to the Senate in July 2019.[8] [9] She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election.[10]
Yiğit has a daughter and son.[4] [3] [5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Les Députés: Ayse Yigit . . 5 September 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . fr.
- Web site: Qui est qui?: Sénateurs - Ayse Yigit . . 5 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221203084750/https://senate.be/www/?MIval=showSenator&ID=4881&LANG=fr . 3 December 2022 . Brussels, Belgium . fr.
- News: Belçika . Mehmet Üstün . Ayşe Yiğit Belçika Federal Parlamentosunda seçildi . 5 September 2024 . Çaykara Gazetesi . 12 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240617135819/https://www.caykaragazetesi.com/siyaset/ayse-yigit-belcika-federal-parlamentosunda-secildi-69009/ . 17 June 2024 . Trabzon, Turkey . tr.
- Web site: Ayse Yigit sera sénatrice pour le PTB . . 5 September 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . fr . 26 June 2019.
- News: Çetinkaya . Mazlum . Şiirden Siyasete Beş Soru: Ayşe Yiğit . 5 September 2024 . Son Haber . 10 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529083247/https://sonhaber.ch/siirden-siyasete-bes-soru-ayse-yigit/ . 29 May 2022 . Zürich, Switzerland . tr.
- Web site: Lokale verkiezingen 2018: Houthalen-Helchteren - Uitslagen . vlaanderenkiest . . 5 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609231838/https://resultaten2018.vlaanderenkiest.be/#/gemeente/72039 . 9 June 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
- Web site: Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 26 mei 2019 - Kieskring Limburg . Verkiezingsuitslagen . . 5 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240616090329/https://verkiezingsresultaten.belgium.be/nl/election-results/kamer-van-volksvertegenwoordigers/2019/kieskring/223147 . 16 June 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
- News: Çaykara´lı Ayşe Yiğit Belçika Parlamentosunda . 5 September 2024 . Çaykara Gündem . 28 June 2019 . Trabzon, Turkey . tr.
- News: Paelinck . Gianni . Ook gecoöpteerde senatoren leggen eed af . 5 September 2024 . . . 12 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522020919/https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2019/07/12/ook-gecooepteerde-senatoren-leggen-eed-af/ . 22 May 2022 . Brussels, Belgium . nl.
- Web site: Résultat Chambre des Représentants 9 juin 2024 - Circonscription de Hainaut . Résultats électoraux . . 5 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831190111/https://resultatselection.belgium.be/fr/election-results/chambre-des-repr%C3%A9sentants/2024/circonscription-%C3%A9lectorale/251002 . 31 August 2024 . Brussels, Belgium . fr.
