Emre Taner
Encyclopedia
Emre Taner is a Turkish
civil servant born in Lice
, Diyarbakır Province
and currently the undersecretary of the governmental intelligence agency of Turkey, the National Intelligence Organization . He is known for rejuvenating the organization, and encouraging the government to adopt a more active stance with regard to foreign policy.
, 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.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
civil servant born in Lice
Lice, Turkey
Lice is a district of Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. The population is 9,644 as of 2010. It is located from the capital, Diyarbakır....
, Diyarbakır Province
Diyarbakir Province
Diyarbakır Province is a province in eastern Turkey. The province covers an area of 15,355 km² and the population is 1,528,958. The provincial capital is Diyarbakir...
and currently the undersecretary of the governmental intelligence agency of Turkey, the National Intelligence Organization . He is known for rejuvenating the organization, and encouraging the government to adopt a more active stance with regard to foreign policy.
Career
After graduating from the School of Political Science at Ankara UniversityAnkara University
Ankara University is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in the Turkish Republic....
, 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
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
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.