Mahinur Ozdemir

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Mahinur Ozdemir
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BornSchaerbeek, 1982

Mahinur Ozdemir (born 7 November 1982 in Schaerbeek) is a Belgian politician, with dual nationality (Turkish – Belgian).[1] She is youngest and first female member of parliament with Hijab. She was expelled from Humanist Democratic Centre (cdH) for denying the Armenian genocide in 2015.[2]

Biography[]

She can speak French, Flemish, English, Turkish and Spanish.[3] At first she wanted to study law, but as she reckoned that she wouldn't be able to litigate in court while wearing a Hijab, she changed her mind.[4] She holds a degree in political science, public administration guidance (Free University of Brussels). She is also an active member of many NGOs in Schaerbeek and the founder of a student organization. In 2006, she was elected as municipal councilor in the municipality of Schaerbeek.[2] She joined the Christian Democratic Party in Brussels in 2009 and elected as member of the Brussels Regional Parliament on 7 June 2009.[5] She was the first woman to wear the headscarf in a Belgian parliamentary assembly. On 30 July 2010 she married Rahmi Goktas, a Turkish parliamentary attaché of the Justice and Development (AKP) Party.[6][7] In July 2018, she announced she wouldn't run in the local elections in October 2018.[8]

Political positions[]

Armenian Genocide denial[]

Ozdemir was expelled from her party, the Humanist Democratic Centre on 29 May 2015 because she denied the Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire was a genocide.[9] She also didn't attend a moment of silence in memory for the victims of the Armenian genocide in parliament, defending herself that there were no court rulings that undermined the Armenian claims.[10] Ozdemir claimed this to be freedom of speech.[10] This is against the party’s deontological bylaws and CDH Chairman Benoit Lutgen had formerly stated that all genocide deniers within the party would be expelled.[10] In protest of this decision, two other members of the cdH, one of them the brother of Mahinur, also left the party alleging the party underwent a shift to the right.[11] Ozdemir immediately received support from the Justice and Development (AKP) Party office in Brussels.[12] There also was a demonstration in support of Ozdemir by the AKP-affiliated  [de], beginning at the headquarters of her former party and ending at the Turkish embassy.

References[]

  1. ^ Quelques mots à mon sujet. mahinorozdemir. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Elections communales: Mahinur Ozdemir renonce à se présenter à Schaerbeek". Le Soir (in French). 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  3. ^ pioneering-the-way-mahinur ozdemir belgian mp. nuravels.
  4. ^ "Hijab-wearing Belgian lawmaker courts controversy". France 24. 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  5. ^ Belgian Muslims Seek Foothold in Local Politics. mahinorozdemir. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  6. ^ mahinur ozdemir a fete son mariage en turqui. unravels. Archived from the original on 2014-05-21.
  7. ^ Belgian CDH Party Expels Deputy for Denying Armenian Genocide. armenianweekly.
  8. ^ "Elections communales: Mahinur Ozdemir renonce à se présenter à Schaerbeek". Le Soir (in French). 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  9. ^ diplomacy belgian deputy of turkish origin expelled from party over genocide denia. todayszaman. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c hurriyetdailynews.
  11. ^ "Protest gegen Özdemir-Ausschluss: Zwei Politiker verlassen cdH". BRF Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  12. ^ armenianweekly.
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