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Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey
About Sönmez Köksal
- 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 Istihbarat Teskilati, MIT) 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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