ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish member of parliament and former international football player quit Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party on Monday in protest at a government row with an influential Islamic cleric, local media reported.
Istanbul MP Hakan Sukur, a well-known follower of U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gulen and his Hizmet movement, said he was personally offended by what he called "hostile moves" against the movement.
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