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Erdogan's Right-Hand Man Hakan Fidan Blew Cover of Mossad Network


(AFP) Fulya Ozerkan - Turkey's powerful spy chief Hakan Fidan, who has resigned to stand for parliament, has carved himself out a key role as right-hand man to President Erdogan. Press reports say he may be given a top government job such as foreign minister after the June polls. Fidan is seen as an unfriendly figure by Israel. A U.S. media report in 2013 accused Fidan of blowing the cover of a network of Mossad-run Iranians operating on Turkish soil in what was branded an "act of betrayal" in Israel.
2015-02-09 00:00:00
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