ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Saudi Arabia has the responsibility to prove its claim that a missing Saudi journalist left the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
The journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, went missing October 2, after he visited the Saudi Consulate to complete paperwork needed to marry his Turkish fiancee. Saudi officials said the journalist, a Washington Post contributor, left the building, while Turkish officials say he did not.
Turkish officials have said authorities believe Khashoggi was killed at the consulate, allegations denied by Saudi Arabia.
Speaking during a visit to Hungary, Erdogan says the Saudis “cannot save themselves by saying he left.”
Erdogan says Turkish police, intelligence and judiciary officials are investigating. Erdogan says he himself was following the investigation, saying it was his political and humanitarian duty.
— AP
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