Şenkal Atasagun

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Şenkal Atasagun (born 17 August 1941) is a former Turkish civil servant. He was head of the National Intelligence Organization (Turkish: Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MİT) from 1998 to 2005.

Preceded bySönmez Köksal
Succeeded byEmre Taner
Born (1941-08-17) 17 August 1941 (age 84)
Kars, Turkey
EducationGalatasaray High School
Quick facts Chief of the National Intelligence Organization of Turkey, Preceded by ...
Şenkal Atasagun
Chief of the National Intelligence Organization of Turkey
In office
11 February 1998 – 11 June 2005
Preceded bySönmez Köksal
Succeeded byEmre Taner
Personal details
Born (1941-08-17) 17 August 1941 (age 84)
Kars, Turkey
EducationGalatasaray High School
Alma materGrenoble University
OccupationCivil servant (intelligence)
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Biography

Atasagun was born in Kars on 17 August 1941.[1][2][3]

He joined MIT in 1967 after graduating from Galatasaray High School and Grenoble University. During his career he served in Brussels and London as well as Istanbul and Ankara, before being appointed head of MIT in 1998.[4]

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