FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Are the personnel of the MIT entitled to carry guns? ANSWER In which cases is the MIT entitled to use the rights and powers granted to the police? ANSWER Is it forbidden for the MIT personnel to meet or marry foreign nationals? ANSWER What is the role of the MIT in prosecution and trial of espionage crimes? ANSWER Do the other organizations and institutions have obligations in the execution of intelligence activities? ANSWER Is the MIT obliged to meet the intelligence requirements of every institution? ANSWER What is the level of relations between the MIT and other public institutions, and how are they maintained? ANSWER Under which circumstances can a personnel of your Organization disclose his/her identity? ANSWER Do the members of the MIT enjoy advantages like privileges in traffic or the freedom not to obey speed limits? Or, do you also pay traffic tickets, as well? ANSWER What is the extent of the usage of technology during the activities of the MIT? ANSWER What is the extent of the relations of the MIT with the media? ANSWER Does everybody working at the MIT know each other? If so, do they know each other with their real identities or code names? ANSWER Whose telephones are being tapped? How can I find out whether my telephone is being tapped? ANSWER What is the MIT's position when compared to other foreign services? Which foreign services are we superior to? ANSWER Do you have a special telephone number for those who want to report on a certain matter? If there is one, why don't you let it be known by the public? ANSWER What is the aim of the new reorganization conducted within the MIT? ANSWER How does the MIT view the recommendations suggesting that it should undertake the missions abroad only, and leave the intelligence activities at home completely to the General Directorate of Security? ANSWER What is the nature of the relationships of the MIT with foreign intelligence organizations? ANSWER What do you think about the people who have retired or resigned from the MIT, and published their memoirs of the years in service in the form of a book? ANSWER Is it possible for the Undersecretaries of the MIT to make statements or give information to the media? ANSWER Is the ‘Intelligence Officer – MIT Official’ stereotype depicted in TV series and movies fitting what it is in reality? ANSWER What kind of activities are carried out against the websites that constitute the extensions of separatist and subversive terrorist organizations and elements active in the country and abroad? ANSWER