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Belgian politician (born 1972)

Ayşe Yiğit
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 June 2024
ConstituencyHainaut
Member of the Senate
In office
2019–2024
Personal details
Born (1972-10-01) 1 October 1972 (age 52)
Çaykara, Turkey
Political partyWorkers' Party of Belgium
Alma materEge University

Ayşe Yiğit (born 1 October 1972) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. 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.

Yiğit was born on 1 October 1972 in Taşlıgedik, Çaykara, Turkey. Her father Niyazi Yiğit migrated to Limburg in the mid-1980s to teach and later brought his family to Belgium. Yiğit then returned to Turkey to finish her education, graduating with a degree in communication sciences and journalism from Ege University. She settled in Belgium permanently in 1998. She is a translator and interpreter and has worked for Babel Vlaamse Tolkentelefoon, Flemish Integration Agency [nl].

Yiğit joined the Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB) in 2015 and was active in its women's wing, Marianne (now Zelle). 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. 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. She was co-opted to the Senate in July 2019. She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election.

Yiğit has a daughter and son.

Electoral history of Ayşe Yiğit
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2018 local Houthalen-Helchteren Workers' Party of Belgium 207 Not elected
2019 federal Limburg Workers' Party of Belgium 8,604 Not elected
2024 federal Hainaut Workers' Party of Belgium 5,531 Elected

References

  1. ^ "Les Députés: Ayse Yigit" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. "Qui est qui?: Sénateurs - Ayse Yigit" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Senate. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ Belçika, Mehmet Üstün (12 June 2024). "Ayşe Yiğit Belçika Federal Parlamentosunda seçildi". Çaykara Gazetesi (in Turkish). Trabzon, Turkey. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Ayse Yigit sera sénatrice pour le PTB" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Workers' Party of Belgium. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  5. ^ Çetinkaya, Mazlum (10 December 2021). "Şiirden Siyasete Beş Soru: Ayşe Yiğit". Son Haber (in Turkish). Zürich, Switzerland. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Lokale verkiezingen 2018: Houthalen-Helchteren - Uitslagen". vlaanderenkiest (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 26 mei 2019 - Kieskring Limburg". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  8. "Çaykara´lı Ayşe Yiğit Belçika Parlamentosunda". Çaykara Gündem (in Turkish). Trabzon, Turkey. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  9. Paelinck, Gianni (12 July 2019). "Ook gecoöpteerde senatoren leggen eed af". VRT News (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium. Belga. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Résultat Chambre des Représentants 9 juin 2024 - Circonscription de Hainaut". Résultats électoraux (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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