ANKARA (Reuters) - The former head of Turkey's intelligence service said on Monday he had abandoned plans to run for parliament in a June election, an apparent victory for President Tayyip Erdogan who had opposed his candidacy.
Hakan Fidan's announcement a month ago that he planned to be a candidate for the ruling AK Party triggered an apparent rift at the top of the party.
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