DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE BIOGRAPHIES
Mehmet Fuat DOĞU (1914-2004 )
He was born in 1914 in Istanbul and is a graduate of the War College. After
serving at various ranks of the Turkish Armed Forces, he was appointed to the
Directorate of National Security Service (MAH) on September 14, 1954 as Staff
Lieutenant Colonel. Having worked at different positions, he was appointed for
the first time on August 27, 1962 as the Director of the MAH with the rank of
Staff Colonel and held this post until August 25, 1964. Then, on the same date,
he was appointed to the Command of the 59th Division in Sivas.
Mehmet Fuat DOĞU was appointed as the Undersecretary of the MIT on March 01,
1966 for the second time and held this post until July 23, 1971. Subsequent
to his Membership to the Inspection Board of the General Staff, he retired from
the Turkish Armed Forces as Lieutenant General in the same year and served as
Ambassador to Lisbon for 7 years until 1978.
