US EditionTurkish-born security expert Sinan Selen to lead Germany's spy agency
- Germany will appoint Sinan Selen as the new president of its domestic intelligence agency, the BfV, marking the first time a person with an immigration background will lead a top security organization.
- Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is expected to announce the appointment, with a formal decision likely on Wednesday.
- Sinan Selen has served as vice president of the BfV since January 2019, specializing in international terrorism and religious extremism.
- Selen's predecessor, Thomas Haldenwang, resigned in November 2024 to pursue a parliamentary seat but failed to win during the February elections.
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Federal Interior Minister Dobrindt has confirmed that the top official Sinan Selen will become the new president of the Federal Office for Constitutional Protection.
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He was born in Istanbul, knows the fight against terror, police and constitutional protection. Why CSU Minister Dobrindt Selen chooses – and whether trust can regain.
Extremism from all sides, defense of Putin's saboteurs: Sinan Selen takes over in a delicate time. The biggest challenge is probably the dispute with the AfD.
For more than 20 years, Sinan Selen has been dealing with security and counter-terrorism - and he has had a lockdown in front of Corona for a long time. Now, the lawyer is to become head of constitutional protection. By M. Götschenberg and H. Schmidt.
Sinan Selen, son of Turkish immigrants, becomes President of the Constitutional Protection. He warns that Putin is aiming above all at Germany.
After ten months, the Federal Office for Constitutional Protection has another head: Sinan Selen is an experienced security guard – and yet has two unusual points in his biography.
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