Turkey boosts MIT budget by nearly 50%

摘要

On 27 January, Turkish deputy prime minister Luetfi Elvan announced a significant increase in funding for the country's National Intelligence Service (Milli Istihbarat Teskilati: MIT). According to Elvan, the MIT's budget would be increased by 47.7% for 2016, to TRY1.6 billion (USD550 million). Of this, around TRY775 million would be spent on staffing, according to Elvan.