Fuat Doğu
Turkish military officer (1914–2004)
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Fuat Doğu (1914–2004) was a Turkish military officer who served as the undersecretary of the Turkish National Intelligence Agency and as the ambassador of Turkey to Portugal.
Fuat Doğu | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mehmet Fuat |
| Born | 1914 |
| Died | 31 May 2004 (aged 89–90) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Allegiance |  Turkey |
| Branch | Turkish Land Forces |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Alma mater | Turkish Military Academy |
| Children | 2 |
| Other work | Undersecretary of the Turkish National Intelligence Agency |
Early life and education
He was born in Istanbul in 1914.[1] He graduated from the Turkish Military Academy.[1]
Career and activities
After working at different positions in the Turkish Land Forces Staff Lieutenant Colonel Doğu joined the National Intelligence Agency on 14 September 1954.[2] He was one of the pupils of German military and intelligence officer Reinhard Gehlen.[2] Doğu became a staff colonel and was named as the undersecretary of the National Intelligence Agency on 27 August 1962.[1] His term ended on 25 August 1964, and he was appointed as the commander of the 59th Division in Sivas.[2] Then he was made a member of the General Staff Inspection Board.[2] He retired from the army with the title of lieutenant general.[2]
Doğu was reappointed as the undersecretary of the intelligence agency on 1 March 1966.[1] The agency began to collect information for the National Security Council which had been established with the new constitution put into force in 1961.[3] Prime Minister Nihat Erim and Deputy Prime Minister Sadi Koçaş found that Doğu was heading a secret unit within the National Intelligence Agency.[4] They fired him from office on 23 July 1971.[4] In 1973 Doğu was appointed ambassador of Turkey to Portugal and served in the post until 1978.[2]
Death
Doğu died on 31 May 2004.[2]