Background
Sokmen, Atalay was born on December 8, 1960 in Ankara, Turkey. Son of Halil Vehbi and Fadime (Balci) Sokmen.
Sokmen, Atalay was born on December 8, 1960 in Ankara, Turkey. Son of Halil Vehbi and Fadime (Balci) Sokmen.
Bachelor of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, 1984. Master of Science, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy, Sheffield (England) University, 1997.
Research assistant Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, 1985-1999, assistant professor, since 1999.
Married Munevver Taskoparan, September 20, 1986. Children: Fatma Irem, Mehmet Celik.