Darıcılı, Ali Burak2026-02-082026-02-0820222458-84582458-8466https://doi.org/10.36360/1560-011-004-007https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/4427This study evaluates the increasing operational capacity of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (Millî İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MİT) within the scope of the high-technology products Türkiye has been developing, especially in the last 10 years. Türkiye’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program has made a significant contribution to MİT’s operational power and to Türkiye’s military capacity. MİT has effectively used armed and unarmed UAVs in counter-terrorism activities in Türkiye, Syria, and Iraq; it can obtain instant intelligence relating to terrorist targets and plan operational activities via effective. This article analyzes the contribution of Türkiye’s increasing capacity to develop high-tech products to the operational efficiency of Turkish intelligence, along with the intelligence cycle model followed by MİT within the scope of Türkiye’s counter-terrorism and foreign espionage activitiesarinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDefence StudiesSavunma Çalışmaları [EN] Security StudiesGüvenlik Çalışmaları [EN] War StudiesSavaş ÇalışmalarıArticle10.36360/1560-011-004-007114139156