Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin
Turkey will go until the end to enlighten the "nefarious murder" of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the spokesman for President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday.
Khashoggi went missing on Oct. 2 when he entered the consulate in Istanbul. After weeks of denying knowledge of his fate, Saudi officials said the prominent journalist was killed in a "rogue operation".
Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Ibrahim Kalin said nothing would remain in the dark about the investigation on Khashoggi's killing, adding Saudi officials had a responsibility to reveal the truths about the killing.
The killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a complicated murder that has been "monstrously planned", the spokesman for Turkey's ruling AK party said on Monday."Jamal Khashoggi's killing is a monstrously planned and a very complicated murder, which was being covered up," Çelik said at the party headquarters."I hope those responsible for Khashoggi's killing are punished and no one ever thinks of repeating this."Çelik also said claims of negotiations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia as part of the investigation into Khashoggi's killing were unethical, adding it was Turkey's responsibility to uncover the truth about the case.Khashoggi went missing on Oct. 2 when he entered the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul. After weeks of denying knowledge of his fate, Saudi officials said the prominent journalist was killed in a "rogue operation".Erdoğan says will discuss Khashoggi case with Turkey's ministers on MondayFootage of Saudi operative dressed in Khashoggi's clothes after journalist's death emergesSome lie and some die: Saudi media and Khashoggi affairPrince Salman backed into tight corner as links to Khashoggi murder become clearer
Turkey says Khashoggi murder complicated and 'monstrously planned'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he will discuss an ongoing investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi with members of the cabinet at a meeting on Monday.Khashoggi went missing on Oct. 2 when he entered the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul. After weeks of denying knowledge of his fate, Saudi officials said the prominent journalist was killed in a "rogue operation".Footage of Saudi operative dressed in Khashoggi's clothes after journalist's death emergesPrince Salman backed into tight corner as links to Khashoggi murder become clearerAK Party willing to increase women mayors in his partyErdoğan said the number of women mayors in his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party are "not enough" and that it should increase.Speaking at a training program of AK Party women’s branch at the party's headquarters in Ankara, Erdoğan said the number of women mayors should reflect the proportion of women in the population."AK Party has eight women mayors. We do not see this as adequate. Our desire is to reflect a proportional picture according to the population," Erdoğan stressed.Erdoğan said the full reflection of the results of June 24 general elections in Turkey will be related to the success of the upcoming 2019 local elections.The local elections are set to be held on March 31, 2019.
Erdoğan says will discuss Khashoggi case with Turkey's ministers on Monday
Surveillance footage of the Saudi national who wore Jamal Khashoggi's clothes to make it seem like the journalist left the Istanbul consuate has emerged. The man seen in the footage was a member of the 15 Saudis who killed Jamal Khashoggi when he entered the consulate in Istanbul."The same man was seen in Khashoggi's clothing at the city's world-famous Blue Mosque just hours after the journalist was last seen alive entering the consulate on October 2," CNN reported, citing a senior Turkish official."The man in the video, identified by the official as Mustafa al-Madani, was allegedly part of what investigators have said was a hit squad, sent to kill the journalist at the Saudi consulate during a scheduled appointment to get papers for his upcoming wedding." Khashoggi vanished after entering the consulate to obtain documents for his upcoming marriage.After two weeks denying any involvement in Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance, Saudi Arabia on Saturday said the journalist, a critic of the crown prince, died during a fight in the building. An hour later, another Saudi official attributed the death to a chokehold.Reflecting international scepticism over its account, a senior Saudi government official laid out a new version that contradicts previous explanations.The latest account includes details on how 15 Saudis sent to confront Khashoggi had threatened him with being drugged and kidnapped and killed him in a chokehold when he resisted. A member of the team dressed in Khashoggi's clothes to make it appear as if he had left the consulate.Some lie and some die: Saudi media and Khashoggi affairPrince Salman backed into tight corner as links to Khashoggi murder become clearerTurkish employees of Saudi consulate give statements in Khashoggi probeGermany urges other EU states to also stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia
Footage of Saudi operative dressed in Khashoggi's clothes after journalist's death emerges