Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he discussed the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, and also discussed the issue twice with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Erdogan said the Saudi crown prince pledged that "the blood of Khashoggi will not go waste", but the Turkish president, however, saying that his country did not see any steps taken in this regard.
This came in statements made by Erdogan to "Fox News" US television on the sidelines of his participation in the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
"Unfortunately, a year has passed since Khashoggi's death, and we have not seen any step taken to kill him," Erdogan said.
The Turkish President pointed out that Khashoggi "was not an ordinary person, he was a respected journalist in the media, and had several interviews with me as well, and I know him closely, and during the recent period was the speeches of a woman from Turkey, and they were preparing to contract marriage, so they went to the Saudi consulate building in Istanbul".
He pointed out that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi took place in Turkey, and in Istanbul, so it is the responsibility of his country to follow the developments of the incident, pointing out that the audio recordings confirm the arrival of 15 people on two planes to Turkey to carry out the killing of Khashoggi, where they carried out the operation in the consulate building, and cut His body and took him. "
He added that his country had briefed officials sent by Saudi Arabia to Turkey after the incident on all audio recordings about the killing of Khashoggi.
Erdogan asked: "If Turkey does not follow the developments of the killing of Khashoggi, how will justice in the world?"
Asked: Who ordered the killing of Khashoggi? The Turkish president pointed out that he could not identify that side, but the issue has been transferred to the judiciary, and this is the responsibility of the Saudi authorities and the Saudi judiciary, and they have to disclose this issue.
Khashoggi was killed on October 2 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in a case that has shaken international public opinion and sparked widespread condemnation.
In July, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights published a 101-page report by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions Agnes Kalamar, blaming Saudi Arabia for the deliberate killing of Khashoggi.
Kalamar confirmed that there was credible evidence requiring interrogation of senior Saudi officials, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.