Hatice Cengiz
The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Hatice Cengiz, on Friday said that the journalist was "worried" before he entered the Consulate of Saudi Arabia on Oct. 2.
She told Turkish broadcaster Habertürk that Khashoggi had mentioned there could be some issues with him going to the consulate.
He assumed Saudi authorities would not interrogate or arrest him in Turkey, although he was concerned tensions would arise when he visited the consulate in Istanbul, added Cengiz.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed again on Friday to halt all German arms exports to Saudi Arabia until the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was explained."It is necessary to clarify the background of this horrible incident," she said in Prague during a news conference with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis. "And if that does not happen, we will not deliver any arms to Saudia Arabia."Khashoggi's fiancee says journalist was 'worried' before entering Saudi consulateIran MP calls for ‘trying’ Riyadh over Khashoggi murderTurkish FM discusses Khashoggi case with Saudi counterpartCall by Khashoggi’s fiancée caused Saudi hit squad to panic, dump journo’s remains in well
Merkel says no arms to Saudi Arabia until Khashoggi killing explained
She said that she did not accept U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to visit the White House because she thought it was aimed at influencing public opinion in his favour.
She added that she would not go to the White House until the United States was sincere in its efforts to solve Khashoggi's killing, demanding that all those responsible be tried and punished.
Khashoggi had said he was treated well during his first visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Sept. 28, his fiancee Cengiz said.
Austria has called on EU member states on Friday to stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, whose country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said the killing of Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul was an “unprecedented breach of law”.She accused Saudi Arabia of practicing massive human rights violations at home, and their controversial policies in the Middle East region.“Especially the horrible war in Yemen and the Qatar crisis should be reason enough for European Union members to adopt a common stance towards Saudi Arabia,” Kneissl told Die Welt newspaper.Iran MP calls for ‘trying’ Riyadh over Khashoggi murder“If we all, the entire European Union, would stop arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia, this can contribute to ending these conflicts,” she added.Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post, was last seen on Oct. 2 when he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.After weeks of denying involvement in his disappearance, Saudi Arabia on Saturday announced that he died in a fight inside the consulate.On Sunday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir admitted that Khashoggi had been killed inside the consulate, but insisted that Mohamed bin Salman -- Saudi Arabia’s high-profile crown prince -- had been unaware of a plot to murder the journalist.Turkish FM discusses Khashoggi case with Saudi counterpartNorway wealth fund plans to double Saudi investmentsCall by Khashoggi’s fiancée caused Saudi hit squad to panic, dump journo’s remains in well
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She added that Khashoggi did not tell her to call anyone in case anything happened to him during his second visit on Oct. 2 but that he had previously told her to contact Yasin Aktay, an adviser of Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan, if he faced any trouble in Turkey.
Khashoggi was a U.S. resident who wrote columns for the Washington Post and a critic of the Saudi government, calling for reforms.
Turkish officials suspect Saudi security agents killed Khashoggi, 59, inside the consulate and dismembered his body. Turkish sources say authorities have an audio recording purportedly documenting the murder.
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Thursday the killing of Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, was premeditated, reversing a previous official statement that it happened accidentally during a tussle in the consulate.
An Iranian member of parliament has called for “trying” Saudi Arabia in an international court for its alleged role in the Oct. 2 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, according to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA).“Saudi Arabia has shown its true face with the killing of this journalist and political activist,” ISNA quoted Alaeddin Boroujerdi, a member of parliament’s foreign relations committee, as saying.Boroujerdi described Khashoggi’s death -- exact circumstances of which remain unknown -- as “a scandal of historic proportions”.The lawmaker went on to assert that the Saudi leadership should be tried before an international tribunal for its alleged role in the murder.Kremlin says no reason to doubt Saudi statements on Khashoggi murderCall by Khashoggi’s fiancée caused Saudi hit squad to panic, dump journo’s remains in wellA columnist for the Washington Post, Khashoggi was last seen on Oct. 2 when he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.After days of denying any knowledge of his whereabouts, Saudi officials last week admitted that Khashoggi had died inside the consulate building.In hopes of defusing the international furor over the journalist’s demise, Saudi King Salman sacked the deputy head of the Saudi intelligence agency (and a top aide), while also ordering the arrest of 18 individuals suspected of involvement in the case.On Sunday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir admitted that Khashoggi was killed inside the consulate, but insisted that Mohamed bin Salman -- Saudi Arabia’s high-profile crown prince -- had been unaware of it.Erdoğan asks Saudi Arabia to reveal whereabouts of Khashoggi's bodyWashington Post starts Khashoggi truth ad campaign
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Turkish investigators have recorded statements of 38 employees of the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, as part of a probe into killing of journalist Kamal Khashoggi, judicial sources said on Thursday.Since Oct. 19, the investigators have recorded statements of 38 consulate employees as “witnesses”, with five more staffers yet to give their statements, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.A columnist for The Washington Post, Khashoggi was last seen on Oct. 2 when he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.Turkey only allowed to take water sample from well at Saudi consulateAccording to the sources, the employees were asked whether anything out of the ordinary had occurred at the consulate on the day of the journalist’s disappearance and if they had seen the entry of Khashoggi or any of the 15-person group from Saudi Arabia who might be responsible for the journalist’s killing.After days of denying any knowledge of his whereabouts, Saudi officials last week admitted that the journalist had been killed inside the consulate.Separately, Saudi Crown Prince Mohamad bin Salman on Thursday chaired a meeting of a newly created committee tasked with restructuring the Saudi intelligence apparatus, according to the official Saudi Press Agency.Saudi Arabia says Khashoggi murder premeditatedAmid the ongoing furor over Khashoggi’s death, Saudi King Salman has sacked the deputy head of the Saudi intelligence agency -- and a top aide -- while also ordering the arrest of 18 suspects in the case.Meanwhile, world leaders continue to urge the Saudi authorities to clarify the circumstances of the journalist’s killing.Saudi Crown Prince's men in Khashoggi killingAll involved in Khashoggi murder must be tried in Turkey: FM
Turkey takes statements of 38 Saudi Consulate employees
Turkish security forces were not allowed to search the garden and well of Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, however, water samples were taken from the well.Since Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance more than three weeks ago, Turkish and Saudi authorities have carried out multiple searches at the consulate and consul general's residence in Istanbul.After weeks of conflicting accounts about the fate of the journalist, Saudi Arabia at the weekend said Khashoggi had been killed in a fight at the consulate, in what U.S. President Donald Trump later called the "worst cover-up ever".Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he would not let those responsible for Khashoggi's killing escape justice, and has urged Saudi Arabia to search from "top to bottom" to uncover those behind the killing.Saudi Arabia says Khashoggi murder premeditatedSaudi Crown Prince's men in Khashoggi killingAll involved in Khashoggi murder must be tried in Turkey: FMCIA director hears Khashoggi murder tape: Report
Turkey only allowed to take water sample from well at Saudi consulate
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman said Wednesday that the ongoing furor over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi would not “drive a wedge” between his country and Turkey.“I want to send them a message: They will not be able to do that [i.e., harm Saudi-Turkish relations] as long as there is a king called King Salman bin Abdulaziz and a crown prince called Mohamed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia and a president in Turkey named [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan,” the crown prince declared.Bin Salman's remarks, which he made on the second day of a high-profile investment conference now underway in Riyadh, came one day after Erdogan revealed details of Khashoggi’s Oct. 2 murder in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.UK PM: Saudi account of Khashoggi murder ‘not credible’The crown prince went on to assert that both countries were cooperating with one another with a view to ascertaining the truth behind the journalist’s death.The Turkish and Saudi governments, he added, were both keen to see those responsible for the crime held to account.A columnist for The Washington Post, Khashoggi went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.CIA director hears Khashoggi murder tape: ReportAfter several days of denying any knowledge of his whereabouts, Saudi Arabia last week appeared to admit that Khashoggi had died inside the consulate.Since then, King Salman has sacked his deputy intelligence chief -- and a top aide -- while ordering the arrest of 18 people suspected of involvement in Khashoggi’s murder.
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