The role and importance of economic intelligence in the provision and protection of national property

It is possible to talk about the rise of economic intelligence and geo-economy after the Cold War. Within the context of the coincidence of the rise of economic intelligence with the geoeconomic era, the place, and importance of the economic power in national power and the economic security in the national security have become significant. In this framework, the role and importance of economic intelligence in increasing national welfare have prominently emerged. Some countries which are aware of this situation aim to contribute to national welfare by creating economic intelligence systems. Turkey aims to become a regional and global actor, beyond the individual tasks of its institutions related to economic intelligence, needs an economic intelligence system fulfilling national security, national power, and other necessary tasks as well as contributing to national welfare. The aim of this study is to explain the contribution of economic intelligence to national welfare in the current geoeconomic period when economic instruments come to the forefront, rather than the military tools for the relationships between countries. In this scope, examined economic intelligence systems of various countries will be examined and then the economic intelligence system that Turkey needs will be mentioned. This study examined numerous domestic and foreign articles on economic intelligence, and also analyzed news in websites about recent developments on economic intelligence, discussed the regulations of the institutions in Turkey that have economic intelligence duties and linked them with the previous chapters and in brief, it tried to put forward a unique research. Keywords: Economic intelligence, economic intelligence system, geoeconomics, economic security, economic power.