Name Sonmez Koksal Succeeded by Senkal Atasagun Occupation Civil servant | Alma mater Ankara University Spouse Filiz Akin (m. 1994) Nationality Turkish Role Civil servant | |
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Similar People Filiz Akin, Turker Inanoglu, Ilker Inanoglu | ||
Sönmez Köksal (born 8 March 1940) is a career Turkish civil servant. He served in a variety of positions largely in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in international organisations representing Turkey, and was Turkey's Ambassador to Iraq (1986 - 1990). He was head of the National Intelligence Organization (Turkish: Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MİT) from 1992 to 1998, and subsequently Turkey's Ambassador to France (1998 - 2002). Köksal was the first civilian head of the MIT, breaking the tradition of appointing generals.
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