National Intelligence Organization

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National Intelligence Organization

Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı
Official agency emblem
Agency overview
Formed	22 July 1965; 58 years ago (1965-07-22)
Preceding agency	National Security Service[1]
Jurisdiction	Government of Turkey
Headquarters	KALE, Etimesgut, Ankara[2]
Employees	8,000 (2014)[3]
Annual budget	₺7.73 billion (2023)[4]
Agency executive	İbrahim Kalın, Director
Parent agency	Presidency of Turkey
Website	mit.gov.tr

The National Intelligence Organization (Turkish: Millî İstihbarat Teşkilatı), also known by its Turkish initials MIT or MİT, or colloquially as the Organization (Turkish: Teşkilat), is an intelligence agency of the Turkish government tasked with gathering information of national interests. It gathers information for the Presidency and the Armed Forces about the current and potential threats from inside and outside against all the elements that make up Turkey's integrity, constitutional order, existence, independence, security and national power and take precautions when necessary.

The MIT is under the provision of the Presidency. It works closely with the Turkish diplomatic missions overseas.