10.2005 - Source: UK Home Office

Intelligence Agency ("Country Report - October 2005") [#40563],  [ID 14422]

"5.102 According to the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2002 “There is also an intelligence service: the MIT (Milli Istihbarat Teşkilati - National Intelligence Organisation)”. [2a] (p20)

5.103 As stated on the website of the National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) (website accessed on 26 August 2005):

“The Turkish National Intelligence Organization was founded as a body subordinate to the ‘Prime Ministry’, under the Law no. 644 on the Turkish National Intelligence Organization, dated July 6, 1965. This Law, after being in force for 18 years, has been replaced by Law no. 2937 titled as the Law on the State Intelligence Services and the Turkish National Intelligence Organization as of January 1, 1984 as a result of the efforts paid to eliminate any deficiencies, troubles, and gaps that were come accross [sic] during the practice of the previous law, and to adapt it to the rapidly changing and improving world conditions…Another aspect of Law no. 2937 which makes it different from Law no. 644 is that under Law no. 2937, the MIT has been subordinated directly to the ‘Prime Minister’. The MIT has been subordinated directly to the ‘Prime Minister’, taking into consideration the fact that in accordance with the Constitution, the Cabinet and the Prime Minister are jointly responsible for carrying out the general policy of the Government.” [88] (Section on Duties, Powers and Responsibilities of the MIT)"

Document(s): Open document

09.2002 - Source:

Federation of American Scientists (FAS): Milli Istihbarat Teskilati (MIT) (National Intelligence Organization) ("Federation of American Scientists (FAS): Turkey: Intelligence") [ID 14423]

Document(s): Federation of American Scientists (FAS): Turkey: Intelligence