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Former Turkish spy chief re-appointed to post after abandoning election bid | Reuters

Former Turkish spy chief re-appointed to post after abandoning election bid

By Gulsen Solaker

ANKARA Tue Mar 10, 2015 1:02am IST

(Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu re-appointed the former head of Turkey's intelligence service to his post on Monday, hours after the top spy abandoned plans to run for parliament in an apparent victory for President Tayyip Erdogan.

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