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Friday, October 11, 2013

Turkey spymaster pulls the strings in Syria | GulfNews.com

Turkey spymaster pulls the strings in Syria

Fidan has emerged as a key architect of a Turkish regional-security strategy

By Adam Entous and Joe Parkinson
Published: 13:38 October 11, 2013

Hakan Fidan, little known outside the Middle East, has emerged as a key architect of a Turkish regional security strategy that has tilted the interests of the longtime US ally in ways sometimes counter to those of the US.

Istanbul: On a rainy May day, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan led two of his closest advisers into the Oval Office for what both sides knew would be a difficult meeting.

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