MİT head Kalın says Turkic services track threats through joint alarm system

MİT head İbrahim Kalın said at the Turkic World Dialogue Forum in Ankara that cooperation among the intelligence services of Turkic states covers a broad range of areas, from terrorism to cyber threats.

İbrahim Kalın, head of Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MİT), said an alarm system established among the intelligence services of Turkic states enables all partner institutions to detect and monitor a threat emerging anywhere at the same time.

Kalın made the assessment on October 30, the first day of the Turkic World Dialogue Forum held in Ankara by the Presidential Communications Directorate on the sidelines of the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). Kalın was a guest at the special session titled "The Turkic World and Its Vision of the Future from a Civilizational Perspective," moderated by Prof. Dr. Kılıç Buğra Kanat, a member of the Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Council.

Joint efforts from terrorism to human trafficking

Noting that significant progress had also been made in the field of technology, Kalın said they work closely with the intelligence organizations of the Turkic world on terrorism, conflict zones, human trafficking and radicalization. "Our cooperation on this issue is at a very advanced level in the intensive activities we conduct among Turkic World intelligence organizations," Kalın said, adding that the alarm system they established enables them to detect and monitor a threat emerging in one place simultaneously with all stakeholders.

MİT's head also discussed the practical impact of this integration. He said that none of the minor border disputes and social incidents that occurred from time to time over the past 20 to 25 years had turned into a crisis, and that all had been resolved quickly, restoring an environment of trust. Kalın said the organizations hold regular meetings and summits on a rotating basis, emphasizing the importance of a transparent communication model based on mutual trust.

Comprehensive security and disinformation

Defining Türkiye's security approach as comprehensive and integrated, Kalın emphasized that no country can consider its own security separately from that of its neighbors, while security cannot be delegated to another party. Kalın said joint work was also being conducted on cyber threats and disinformation, describing social media as one of the areas most open to manipulation.

The session on the Turkic World from a Civilizational Perspective, featuring Kalın and Kanat on stage, in Ankara

Kalın also said that the OTS poses no threat to any third party and is committed to equal, mutually beneficial relations with every actor. The MİT head had also attended the 28th Conference of the Intelligence Services of the Turkic States, held in Kazakhstan's Burabay in September. The meeting brought together the intelligence chiefs of Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and addressed counterterrorism, border security and cyber threats.

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MİT head Kalın says Turkic services track threats through joint alarm system