Turkey spy chief survives despite Erdogan criticism… for now
10 years agoA handout picture taken and released on July 22, 2016 shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) meeting with Intelligence Chief Hakan Fidan (R) at Presidential Complex, in Ankara, on July 22, 2016. Turkey detained 283 members of the presidential guard of Recep Tayyip Erdogan after last week's attempted coup, a government official said July 22. The guard are members of the special forces regiment stationed at the presidential palace in Ankara. There are at least 2,500 members, according to local media. KAYHAN OZER / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE / AFP
Turkey's powerful spy chief Hakan Fidan is to stay on in his job after presiding over an intelligence failure that allowed the botched coup, but his position is under review, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview broadcast Saturday.