Behçet Türkmen (9 May 1899 – 16 December 1968) was a Turkish soldier and

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. He graduated from the

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. On 1 September 1931, he was appointed chief of staff to the National Police Service Race. Later he served in the

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at various levels. He was appointed head of the National Police with the rank of major general on 3 September 1953 and remained in the post until 27 March 1957 with the rank of

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. The same year he was appointed to the Baghdad Embassy and later to the Stockholm Embassy. In the latter post he also served as non-resident ambassador of Turkey to Norway. He was the father of

İlter Türkmen İlter Türkmen (8 November 1927 – 6 July 2022) was a Turkish diplomat and politician. Life and career Türkmen was the son of Behçet Türkmen (1899–1968), who between 1953 and 1957 was the director of the Turkish National Security Serv ...

, who served as the minister of foreign affairs in the cabinet led by Bülent Ulusu which was established following the 1980 coup.

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1899 births 1968 deaths Ambassadors of Turkey to Iraq Ambassadors of Turkey to Norway Ambassadors of Turkey to Sweden Turkish generals 20th-century Turkish diplomats {{Turkey-bio-stub