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]

The 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 current 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]

[edit] List of undersecretaries

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{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." 
2. ^ "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" 
3. ^ Undersecretaries, MİT official website (Turkish)
4. ^ 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." 
5. ^ "'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." 
6. ^ "Kim kimin akrabası?" (in Turkish). Sabah. 2007-07-20. http://www.sabah.com.tr/2007/07/20/haber,31F913863E45483AA22DE6B474E638E1.html. Retrieved 2008-12-18. 
7. ^ "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. 
8. ^ 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. 
9. ^ 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. 
10. ^ 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

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