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| NAME = Koksal, Sonmez
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 8 March 1940
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Kars, Turkey
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Revision as of 08:34, 2 June 2016

Sönmez Köksal
Chief of the National Intelligence Organization of Turkey
In office
9 November 1992 – 11 February 1998
Preceded byTeoman Koman
Succeeded byŞenkal Atasagun
Personal details
BornMarch 1940 (age 84)
NationalityTurkish
Alma materAnkara University
OccupationCivil servant

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).[1][2] Köksal was the first civilian head of the MIT, breaking the tradition of appointing generals.[3]

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