Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed İbrahim Kalın head of the National Intelligence Organization (MIT), the Communications Directorate said on Monday.
Before his new appointment, Kalın had served as Türkiye's presidential spokesman since 2014.
Kalın, 51, also served as deputy chairman of the Security and Foreign Policy Council of the Turkish Presidency and chief adviser to Erdoğan since 2018.
He is married and has three children.
Following his May 28 election win, Erdoğan on Saturday unveiled his new Cabinet after his inauguration in the capital Ankara.
