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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in the record of Jamal Khashoggi, who has been quoted by Western Allies, and quoted by Turkish media reported on Tuesday.
Khashoggi, a critic of de facto Saudi ruler Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed in Saudi Arabia's consulate last month in which he said he had been appointed to the highest levels of the Saudi government.
Erdogan told reporters on the subject of a weekend visit to France that he discussed the Saudi journalist's killing with the US, French and German leaders at dinner in Paris.
"We played the recordings about this murder to everyone who wanted them from us. Our intelligence organization did not hide anything. We Saudis, USA, France, Canada, Germany, Britain, "he said.
"The recordings are really appalling. Indeed, he said: 'This one must have taken heroin, only someone who would take care of this,' he added.
Khashoggi's killing has provoked global outrage but little concrete action by world powers against Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter and a supporter of Washington's plans to contain Iranian influence across the Middle East.
Erdogan said that it was clear that it was intended that King Salman, for whom he had 'limitless respect'.
"The crown prince says 'I will clarify the matter, I will do what is necessary'. We are patiently waiting, "Erdogan said, adding that the perpetrators of the killing were among 18 suspects detained in Saudi Arabia.
"It must be revealed who gave them the order to murder."
Erdogan has not given details of the contents of the tapes Reuters that Turkey has several audio recordings.
They include the killing itself and conversations before the operation which Turkey subsequently uncovered, the sources said. These had led to the conclusion that the killing was premeditated.
Saudi Arabian Saud al-Mojeb Saudi Arabia Said al-Mojeb Khashoggi's killing was planned in advance, yet another Saudi official said Prince Mohammed had no knowledge of the specific operation.
– Reuters
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