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Sönmez Köksal
Turkish diplomat · Turkey · On the map · Politicians · Born 1940 · age 86
Sönmez Köksal 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).
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He was head of the National Intelligence Organization 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.
