Teknoloji, Organizasyon ve İstihbaratın Askerileşmesi: Türkiye Örneği

Year 2024, Issue: War and International System, 151 - 169, 30.12.2024

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Abstract

Hedefleme teknolojisindeki gelişimeler istihbarat teşkilatlarını giderek artan bir şekilde askerileştirerek terörle mücadele gibi konvansiyonel olmayan çatışmaların merkezine yerleştirmiştir. Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı’nın terörle mücadele amaçlı olarak gerçekleştirdiği faaliyetler de bu kapsamda incelenebilecektir. Bu makalenin amacı da genel çerçevede istihbarat faaliyetinin özelde ise Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı’nın askerileşme sürecinin arkasındaki dinamiklerin tartışılmasıdır. Bu dönüşüm teknoloji ve organizasyon değişkenleri kullanılarak açıklanacaktır. Dönüşüm SİHA teknolojisi tarafından tetiklenmiş, yeni organizasyon yapılar ve görev tanımları ile tamamlanmıştır. Bu süreçte istihbarat ve operasyonun aynı görev tanımı altında toplandığı ve taktik istihbarat önceliklerinin önem kazandığı yeni bir istihbarat anlayışının oluştuğu görülmektedir. Bu dönüşüm Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı’nı da etkilemiş, kurum 2019 sonrasında giderek askerileşerek Türkiye’nin PKK/KCK’ya yönelik olarak yürüttüğü terörle mücadele operasyonlarının merkezi bir aktörü haline gelmiştir.

Keywords

Terörle Mücadele, Teknoloji, Organizasyon, İstihbarat, Harekat

Technology, Organization, and the Militarization of Intelligence: The Turkish Experience

Abstract

Advances in targeting technology have increasingly militarized intelligence agencies, positioning them at the forefront of unconventional conflicts such as counterterrorism. The National Intelligence Agency (MİT)’s role in counterterrorism can be studied within this context. Accordingly, this article aims to examine the underlying factors that have contributed to the militarization of intelligence activities, focusing on MİT. This transformation has been elucidated through the variables of technology and organization. The transformation was initiated by the advent of drone technology and reinforced by the introduction of novel organizational structures and mission statements. During this period, a new conceptualization of intelligence emerged, whereby intelligence and operations were unified under a single mission definition and tactical intelligence priorities assumed a greater significance. The technological and organizational transformation also impacted the MİT, which underwent a process of increasing militarization after 2019 and became a pivotal actor in Türkiye’s counterterrorism operations against PKK/KCK.

Keywords

Counterterrorism, Technology, Organization, Intelligence, Operation

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