Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
Reactions varied in the Belgian capital, Brussels, about the assignment of a ministerial position to a Belgian woman of Turkish origin in the new government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following his election for a new presidential term. Erdogan appreciates the members of the Turkish community abroad, which also confirms that he knows very well where the shoulder is eaten from.
A statement issued by the Belgian right-wing Vlaams Belang party, of which we received a copy, said, "A ban should be imposed on dual citizenship for political representatives. The party is putting the proposal back on the table after appointing former Brussels politician Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas as a minister in the Turkish government." "Failed politicians in our country are now getting a second chance abroad," said party chairman Tom Van Grieken (Vlaams Belang). The first woman to wear a hijab in the Brussels Parliament is now also the only woman in Erdogan's new government. The problem of dual citizenship and the associated conflicts of interest cannot be better illustrated than this.” The Belgian party announced that it would hold the federal government accountable in the matter.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made cabinet reshuffles in his government after his re-election as President of Turkey. Mahinur Özdemir Goktas became Minister of Family Affairs in his new government. This Turkish politician was born in Belgium and began her political life in the municipality of Scharbeek of the capital, Brussels, as a member of the municipal council. In 2009, she was elected to the Parliament of Brussels for the Christian Democratic Party. Then her election was noticed because she was the first politician to wear a hijab. She was expelled from the party in 2015 for refusing to recognize the Armenian Genocide, after which she sat as an independent in the municipal council of Shcharbek and in the Brussels Parliament. In the 2018 municipal elections and the 2019 parliamentary elections, Goktas did not run again. Subsequently, the government in Ankara appointed her as Turkey's ambassador to Algeria in 2020.
In his comment on this matter, Sheikh Nur al-Din al-Taweel, an Islamic preacher of Moroccan origin, said that Mrs. Mahi Nur Ozdemir was appointed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Minister of the Family in the new Turkish government, but what many people do not know is that she was born in Belgium and has dual citizenship and She was the first Muslim parliamentarian in the Brussels Parliament to veil the Christian party and was expelled from the party because of her stances and generosity to President Erdogan, as he appointed her ambassador to Turkey in Algeria and she was a member of the Supreme Council for Women of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, while politicians of Moroccan origin are members of the Avno community Their lives are in political participation, and not one of them has been appointed to the position of ambassador or minister. Erdogan knows where the shoulder is eaten from and appreciates the people of the community, and Morocco only wants their money from them.

"Belgian politicians should work for the people here and not serve the interests of foreign dictators"
"Failed politicians in our country are now getting a second chance abroad," said Van Griken, leader of the Vlaams Belang party. The first woman to wear a hijab in the Brussels Parliament is now also the only woman in Erdogan's new government. Her denial of the Armenian Genocide certainly did Ms. Goktas no harm.”
Through a statement, Vlaams Belang has denounced the harmful effect of dual citizenship and has been advocating its abolition for some time now. Dual citizenship is a fundamental problem for the party, especially for political representatives. Van Grieken concludes, “The problem of dual citizenship and the associated conflicts of interest cannot be articulated explicitly.” Better than appointing Göktas as a minister in the Turkish government. It is not only insistence on dual citizenship that brings foreign conflicts, as evidenced by the recent post-election riots in Turkey. Politicians here should work for the people here and not serve the interests of foreign dictators. Vlaams Belang announced that it would question the federal government on the matter and again insisted on banning dual citizenship for political representatives.