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From Ali Başhamba to İbrahim Kalın: The Shadow of the Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa

Before Kalın lies a significant historical opportunity in terms of an anti-imperialist and Islamic world-centered security perspective. At a time when politics is becoming increasingly shallow amid day-to-day calculations and policies are being shaped by short-term gains rather than long-term national interests, Kalın’s intellectual formation offers him the opportunity to open up a broader horizon. If Kalın can build a long-term security doctrine during his tenure as President of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), one that prioritizes the national interest and combines Türkiye’s regional ambitions with institutional rigor, he may become one of the figures held in high esteem across the Islamic world, much like Ali Başhamba.