Cihangir Akşit

Cihangir Akşit
Cihangir Akşit
Director of the NATO Standardization Agency
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 1, 2010
Preceded by	Juan A. Moreno
Personal details
Born	Emin Cihangir Akşit; July 16, 1953; Istanbul, Turkey
Spouse	Yasemin Akşit
Occupation	Writer; Painter;
Profession	Army general; NATO diplomat;
Signature
Website	cihangiraksit.com
Military service
Allegiance	Turkey
Branch/service	Turkish Army
Years of service	1974–2008
Rank	Major general
Commands	Commander of the Presidential Guard Regiment; 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade; 15th Infantry Division;
Staff positions	CAX Project Officer for AFSOUTH; Chief of the Personnel Management Branch for the TGS; Chief of Plan and Operations for SHAPE; Chief of Training and Exercise for the TGS; Chief of Training and Education for the TGS; Deputy Inspector General for the Turkish Land Forces Command;

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Emin Cihangir Akşit (born July 16, 1953) is a former director of the NATO Standardization Agency (NSA). Akşit had a forty-year military service, where he earned seventeen badges before retiring in 2008 as a major general. He is known for his establishment of total quality management and change management that modernized the Turkish Armed Forces. Akşit is also a noted author, having written three historical fiction novels, as well as articles for several military magazines and journals.