Background
Son of Behçet Türkmen (1899–1972), who between 1953 to 1957 was the original founder of the Turkish National Security Service (MAH).
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Ilter Türkmen
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Education
Attended, Faculty of Pol. Sciences, Ankara.
Career
Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva in 1983, 1985, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, in 1988, he served as Ambassador to Paris and retired in 1991. Following his retirement from the United Nations Secretary-General between 1991-1996 with the title of Assistant to the Palestinian Refugee Relief Organization has worked as General Commissioner for international duty. Parliamentary candidate in the 1995 general elections, the MHP has been Izmir, but not selected.
A period of Galatasaray University, has taught in the Department of International Relations.
He is currently writing a letter foreign policy in the Hurriyet newspaper. Turkmen National Security Service Chairman Lieutenant General Behçet"s son.
First married to Lady Mina Ozgandiçi, mother of both children Lale Apa and Guner Turkmen. Later on married Doctor Füsun Turkmen.
Türkmen was Turkey"s permanent representative to the United Nations in New York (1975–1978 and 1985–1988) and was representative to the United Nations in Geneva (1983–1985).
He also served as Turkey"s ambassador to France, Greece and the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. Türkmen served from 1979 to 1980 as the United Nations Secretary-General"s special representative in Thailand, dealing with humanitarian issues. From 1980 to 1983 Türkmen was the Foreign Minister of Turkey. Türkmen had been The United Nations Relief and Works Agency Commissioner-General from 1991 to 1996.
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Married Mina Türkmen, 1953. 2 children.
