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The National Intelligence Organization was established upon the
directives given by the Great Leader ATATURK 81 years ago suggesting,
".we have to establish a modern intelligence organization as
is the case in contemporary states." and has evolved constantly
to turn into today's strong and credible institution.
It is a vital need for every state to collect information and produce
intelligence on the present and potential internal and external
threats against its indivisible integrity, constitutional order,
presence, independence, security and all the elements constituting
its national strength.
Thus, the National Intelligence Organization has such an important
role with regards to its duties and responsibilities within the
state structure of the Republic of Turkey. As a matter of fact,
through the Law no. 2937 on State Intelligence Services and the
National Intelligence Organization, the legislature has established
the legal responsibilities of the MIT and its importance within
the state structure by subordinating it directly to the Prime Minister
who is responsible for the conduct of the general politics of the
country. Under the same law, the MIT was entrusted with the duty
to produce the National Security Intelligence nationwide and to
convey such intelligence to the President, Prime Minister, Chief
of General Staff and General Secretary of the National Security
Board as well as the other relevant institutions.
The level that technology has reached in the 21st century and its
continuous development as well as the problems and expansions brought
about by globalization certainly affect intelligence services as
well. That effect is not only limited to the structure; it also
gives rise to the renewal of methods and principles and intelligence
methods as well as the fields of interest and leads to development
of cooperation with foreign intelligence organizations within the
framework of mutual interests of countries.
Even though the laws governing an institution, as well as its
powers, technological capacity, budget and ability to coordinate
with other institutions are of crucial importance, we deem that
the most important factor determining its efficiency depends on
the quality and professionalism of the people in that institution.
It would not be wrong to say that some very important steps have
been taken in reaching the targeted quality and professionalism
with the appointment of cadres with experiences acquired at each
stage of their career to the senior leadership.
As it will be recalled, in the "Introduction" part of
our first Web Page, we tried to introduce the profession of intelligence
to the highly energetic and conscious youth of our country. That
attempt of ours has clearly yielded the expected results in recent
years. There has been an enormous increase in the number of applications
made to our Organization by young people who are graduates of the
specified universities, have good command of a foreign language
and are able to overcome the difficulties of this profession.
We are sure that in this hardest and most weary profession of the
world, the new generation, who join our organization through a system
where nothing other than their abilities and success in the exams
plays a role, will lead the National Intelligence Organization in
a perfect manner in the senior leadership positions, including the
position of the Undersecretariat, which they will be appointed to
after gaining experiences by their efforts at every stage.
It is obvious that most of the problems, which are the sources
of instability in the world, affect our country either directly
or indirectly; in addition, given the dimension of international
terrorism and the backstage supports, and most importantly the geography
we are living in, it is very difficult to live in stability in such
a geography and there is need for a powerful intelligence organization.
In meeting the desired intelligence need, undoubtedly moral support
provided by the nation constitute the basic element of success for
our members who perform their duties in the most critical regions
in and outside the country under difficult conditions and work in
silence in their closed world.
We believe that supporting the National Intelligence Organization,
which sustains its work within the framework of its legal powers
and has been preserving its national character for 81 years now,
is a matter of responsibility and honor for individuals and all
the institutions.
"We are in the service of the great Turkish Nation."
 Undersecretary of the MIT
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