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Turkey’s Fidan says he survived assassination abroad as head of intel
- Hakan Fidan revealed he survived an assassination attempt abroad during his tenure as head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization four or five years ago.
- The attempt occurred while Fidan led the agency from 2010 to June 2023, with Fidan appointed by then-Prime Minister Erdoğan in May 2010, though he withheld details about the culprit.
- In a 2023 interview with Turkey's 24 TV, Fidan revealed that he survived a poisoning involving substantial amounts of arsenic and mercury, which was linked to ongoing political conflicts.
- He stated, "I survived an assassination attempt" and, "The enemies aren't just inside," emphasizing the external threats he faced.
- Fidan now serves as Turkey's Foreign Minister, and this marks the first time he publicly acknowledged the assassination attempt, implying continued risks beyond national borders.
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National Intelligence Organization Hakan Fidan - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org https://www.mit.gov.tr/tarihce/tarihce-kitabi.pdf
BÜLENT KORUCU | COMMENT For an intelligence chief to make this statement, he either has brain damage as a result of poisoning or he must be very badly stuck. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan missed the mark while telling stories of ‘heroism’ on a pro-government television channel and said, “We were physically subjected to assassination, we were poisoned and we received treatment. I didn’t say it before. Heavy arsenic […] Hakan Fidan also …
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan stated that FETÖ targeted him and his family when he was the head of MIT and said, "I was given heavy doses of arsenic and mercury. It happened somewhere and then it showed up in the tests. It's been 4-5 years." Fidan explained the sneaky assassination attempt for the first time.
In statements to TV24, Hakan Fidan revealed that he had been the victim of poisoning 4-5 years ago, raising suspicions that it may have been an assassination attempt on the opposition.
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