Emre Taner

Emre Taner (born 1942) is a Turkish civil servant born in Lice, Diyarbakır Province and was until May 2010 the undersecretary (i.e. chief) of the governmental intelligence agency of Turkey, the National Intelligence Organization (Turkish: Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MİT).[1] He is known for rejuvenating the organization, and encouraging the government to adopt a more active stance with regard to foreign policy.[2]

Emre Taner
Chief of the National Intelligence Organization of Turkey
In office June 15, 2005 – June 4, 2010
President	Abdullah Gül
Prime Minister	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Şenkal Atasagun
Succeeded by	Hakan Fidan
Personal details
Born	1942 (age 78–79) Lice, Diyarbakır Province
Nationality	Turkish
Alma mater	Ankara University
Occupation	Civil servant (intelligence)

Career

After graduating from the School of Political Science at Ankara University, he entered the intelligence agency and served almost in all the sections of the organization. Between 1984 and 1986, Emre Taner was the chief of Istanbul region bureau. In 1987, he became the head of intelligence department, and was appointed Deputy Undersecretary of MİT in 1992. From 1994 on, Emre Taner served in foreign countries until his appointment to Deputy Undersecretary for Operations on April 7, 1999. Emre Taner succeeded Şenkal Atasagun, who retired on June 15, 2005 from his post before his term of office.[1] On May 26, 2010, Taner passed the post on to his successor Hakan Fidan.

Personal life

He was born 1942 in Diyarbakır. He is married.[1]

References

1. "Emre Taner". National Intelligence Organization. 2008-12-17. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
2. Sariibrahimoglu, Lale (2008-12-07). "Turkey needs an intelligence coordination mechanism, says Güven". Sunday's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2008-12-17.