National Intelligence Organization (Turkey)
| Millî İstihbarat Teşkilatı | |
|---|---|
| Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1965 |
| Preceding agency | Millî İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MİT) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Turkey |
| Employees | 5000 (full-time)[1] |
| Annual budget | 466 million Turkish Lira[2] |
| Agency executive | Hakan Fidan, Undersecretary |
| Website | |
| mit.gov.tr | |
The National Intelligence Organization (Turkish: Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MİT) is the governmental intelligence organization of Turkey. It was established in 1965 to replace the National Security Service.[3]
According to the former director of Foreign Operations, Yavuz Ataç, the military presence in the organization is negligible.[4] This is a recent development, as the agency has a military heritage. In 1990, the fraction of military personnel was 35%. Today it has dropped to 4.5% in the lower echelons.[1]
A former deputy undersecretary Cevat Öneş said that the MİT suffered with each coup, as the military junta that took over the organization had its own set of priorities.[5]
In order to ensure reliability, the agency has historically recruited from relatives of existing employees.[6] The former undersecretary, Emre Taner, says that this is no longer the case.[7] He is credited with reducing the turf war between the MİT and the police intelligence, as well as infighting inside the MİT itself.[8] Taner announced a restructuring of the MIT at the start of 2009.[9]
The MİT co-operates with American intelligence agencies.[10] Since the MIT has capabilities like a police agency, it may be viewed as a state secret police.
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[edit] List of Undersecretaries
| Name | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avni Kantan | July 14, 1965 | March 2, 1966 |
| 2 | Mehmet Fuat Doğu | March 2, 1966 | March 27, 1971 |
| 3 | Nurettin Ersin | August 2, 1971 | July 25, 1973 |
| 4 | Bülent Türker | July 26, 1973 | February 27, 1974 |
| 5 | Bahattin Özülker | February 28, 1974 | September 26, 1974 |
| 6 | Bülent Türker | September 26, 1974 | November 24, 1974 |
| 7 | Hamza Gürgüç | November 25, 1974 | July 13, 1978 |
| 8 | Adnan Ersöz | July 13, 1978 | November 19, 1979 |
| 9 | Bülent Türker | November 19, 1979 | September 7, 1981 |
| 10 | Burhanettin Bigalı | September 7, 1981 | August 14, 1986 |
| 11 | Hayri Ündül | September 5, 1986 | August 29, 1988 |
| 12 | Teoman Koman | August 29, 1988 | August 27, 1992 |
| 13 | Sönmez Köksal | November 9, 1992 | February 11, 1998 |
| 14 | Şenkal Atasagun | February 11, 1998 | June 11, 2005 |
| 15 | Emre Taner | June 15, 2005 | May 26, 2010 |
| 16 | Hakan Fidan | May 26, 2010 | Present. |
[edit] References
NMTD TIM (www.nmtd.org) & MIT (www.mit.gov.tr) Web Sites Hakan Fidan Administrator
- ^ a b Ünlü, Ferhat (2007-07-19). "MİT'te iç çekişme entrikaya yol açtı" (in Turkish). Sabah. http://www.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/19/haber,4D36E8C34C434B5880E8E8BE1D3FF328.html. Retrieved 2008-12-18. "Yaklaşık 5 bin kadrolu personeli bulunan kurumda (Yardımcı istihbarat elemanları ile birlikte bu sayı çok daha fazla) alt kademelerdeki ordu kökenlilerin oranının yüzde 4.5'i geçmediği belirtiliyor."
- ^ "MİT'in 2009 bütçesi ne?". Cafe Siyaset. Anadolu Agency. 2008-11-04. http://www.cafesiyaset.com/haber/20081104/MITin-2009-butcesi-ne.php. Retrieved 2008-12-18. "Ekren, MİT'in 2009 yılı bütçesinin önceki yıla göre yüzde 10 artışla, 465 milyon 992 bin YTL'ye"
- ^ Undersecretaries, MİT official website (Turkish)
- ^ Ünlü, Ferhat (2007-07-16). "İngiliz general Apo'nun başına beş milyon sterlin istedi" (in Turkish). Sabah. http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/16/haber,24B05F4AA2144A6F855F2A2250DC73B3.html. Retrieved 2008-12-18. "Ataç, ordu kökenlilerin oranının hiçbir zaman yüzde dördü geçmediğini belirttiği MİT'te, sivilleşme olgusu ve asker-sivil sorunsalının yanlış ele alındığı görüşünde."
- ^ "'Hiçbir darbe gizli olmadı'". 2007-07-15. http://www.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/15/haber,33386EA041E549C2A284DDB13135AA77.html. Retrieved 2008-12-18. "Öneş'e göre, askeri müdahaleler MİT'i geri bırakan asıl etkenlerdi. Çünkü MİT'in güvenlik anlayışı darbelere göre şekillendi. Demokratik süreç kesintiye uğrayınca istihbarat teşkilatı da geri kaldı."[dead link]
- ^ "Kim kimin akrabası?" (in Turkish). Sabah. 2007-07-20. http://www.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/20/haber,31F913863E45483AA22DE6B474E638E1.html. Retrieved 2008-12-18.[dead link]
- ^ "MİT'te akrabalık önemli referans" (in Turkish). Sabah. 2007-07-20. http://www.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/20/haber,CEE58AD7D5964F02ADA7272981838F84.html. Retrieved 2008-12-18.[dead link]
- ^ Sariibrahimoglu, Lale (2008-12-07). "Turkey needs an intelligence coordination mechanism, says Güven". Sunday's Zaman. http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=160856. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ Yetkin, Murat (2009-01-01). "Mercek altındaki MİT’te köklü değişiklik yapıldı" (in Turkish). Radikal. http://www.radikal.com.tr/Default.aspx?aType=YazarYazisi&ArticleID=915082. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ Ünlu, Ferhat (2007-12-20). "Türki cumhuriyetlerin başkentlerini bilmiyorduk" (in Turkish). Sabah. http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2007/12/20/haber,A4F2B567599649618D09539AB1DEB6C6.html. Retrieved 2008-10-22. "...ABD'den istihbarat geliyor..."
[edit] Further reading
- Ferhat Ünlü (2006). "18. The National Intelligence Organization". In Ümit Cizre. Almanac Turkey 2005 : Security Sector and Democratic Oversight. Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces. ISBN 978-975-8112-79-1. http://www.dcaf.ch/_docs/turkey_almanacen2005/file16.pdf. (Turkish)
[edit] External links
- Frequently Asked Questions about the MIT
- Official Web Site about the MIT
- Team Official Web Site about the MIT & NMTD TIM
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