A name from Konya is being added to Donald Trump's cabinet! Nomination submitted to the committee
US President Donald Trump is adding another person of Turkish descent to his cabinet for his second term. Seval Öz, the sister of renowned heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Öz, has been nominated for a newly created deputy secretary position at the Department of Transportation. This nomination marks the beginning of the confirmation process in the US Senate for a person of Turkish descent.
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World-renowned Turkish doctor Mehmet Öz will serve as the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Donald Trump's cabinet.
A FIRST IN HISTORY FOR A TURKISH NAME
Mehmet Öz's confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to take place on Friday, March 14.
With this hearing, it will be the first time in history that a person who is both a Turkish and American citizen will have gone through the confirmation process in the US Senate.
SIBLINGS IN TRUMP'S CABINET
Mehmet Öz's sister, Seval Öz, will also be the second Turkish name to join the cabinet.
Seval Öz has been nominated for a newly created deputy secretary position at the Department of Transportation.
Öz's nomination has been submitted to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation from the state of California.
The news regarding the Öz siblings, who are children of a family that immigrated to the US from the Bozkır district of Konya, taking roles in the cabinet has also received extensive coverage in the US press.