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Erdogan's Spokesman Kalin May Be Appointed Head of Turkiye's Intelligence - Reports

© Sputnik / Valery Melnikov / Go to the mediabankIbrahim Kalin (left)
Ibrahim Kalin (left)  - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.06.2023
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ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin may be appointed head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), the local newspaper reported on Sunday.
The former MIT head, Hakan Fidan, has been appointed as Turkey's new foreign minister, according to a decision announced Saturday by reelected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The newspaper also said that former Turkish Sports Minister Akif Cagatay Kilic is expected to be appointed as presidential spokesman.
Turkey's Chief of Staff Gen. Yasar Guler stands with Turkish leaders, army commanders, family members and colleagues during funeral prayers and a ceremony for 11 military personnel, including a high-ranking officer, at Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 5, 2021. Turkish army officers were killed on Thursday when an army helicopter crashed in a snow-covered mountainous area in Bitlis, eastern Turkey.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 03.06.2023
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Kalin has served as deputy chairman of the presidential committee for security and foreign policy and deputy chairman of the president's chief advisor since 2018.
Erdogan secured victory in the second round of the presidential election on May 28 with 52.18% of the vote, beating his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who received 47.82%. The reelected president announced the composition of the country's new cabinet on Saturday evening.
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