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The search for evidence was transferred Monday in an underground car park in Istanbul.
The Turkish president has promised to reveal the "naked truth" about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has blamed the Saudis, must address members of his ruling party, the AK.
Turkish officials claimed that they had evidence that Khashoggi was murdered at the consulate on 2 October.
After weeks of conflicting stories, the Saudis now say that he was killed during a noncompliant operation.
President Erdogan's speech on Tuesday coincides with the start of a conference on investment in Saudi Arabia that was overshadowed by the Khashoggi affair. Dozens of business leaders and executives withdrew.
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Many world leaders have condemned the murder of the Washington Post contributor and called for a thorough investigation.
In his latest comments on the case, US President Donald Trump appeared to support the version of events given by Saudi Arabia. He told USA Today that he still believed the murder was "a conspiracy gone bad".
Despite growing concerns, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met Monday in Riyadh with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
What has Turkey already said about the murder?
Turkish officials believe that Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi government, was murdered by a team of Saudi agents shortly after arriving at the consulate to obtain divorce papers nearly three weeks ago.
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Investigators say they have audio and video evidence to support this claim, and that some of the grim details have been leaked to Turkish media close to the government. However, these have not yet been made public.
They include reports that 15 suspects arrived from Saudi Arabia in Turkey a few hours before Khashoggi's disappearance, before dismembering him with a bone saw.
The Turkish police have so far searched the premises and grounds of the consulate, as well as the residence of the consul of Saudi Arabia, as well as in a nearby forest where the body was reportedly taken away.
On Monday, Turkish police found a car belonging to the Saudi consulate in a parking lot in Istanbul. The Turkish media also broadcast footage apparently showing Saudi consular employees in Istanbul burning documents in the aftermath of Khashoggi's disappearance.
In addition, CNN aired footage of a Saudi agent leaving the consulate in Khashoggi's clothing, wearing a false beard and glasses on the same day he was killed.
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What Erdogan can reveal
Analysis of BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner
After weeks of calculated and often insidious leaks in the Turkish media, President Erdogan's Tuesday morning statement is eagerly awaited.
Turkey has promised "a full account" of what happened to Mr. Khashoggi, with nothing being retained.
This would include the widely distributed audio tape inside the Saudi consulate? And the proof of the "bone saw" allegedly brought by the strike team that killed him?
Because these two elements are essential to establish the facts about what happened and the motives of his killers. If the evidence of bone seen can be produced, this would certainly imply a murderous intent on the part of the Riyadh strike team.
The audio cassette of his murder – if it exists – could be painful to listen to – but is an essential part of the Khashoggi death puzzle. But Turkey, which has itself imprisoned more journalists than any other nation on Earth, may have its own reasons not to use it.
For the complete story, it may be necessary to wait a little longer.
How has the Saudi account changed?
The Saudis gave contradictory versions of what happened:
- They first said that Khashoggi had left the consulate the same day he had visited it and that he had been last seen leaving alive
- On October 19, they recognized for the first time that he was dead but declared to have killed him in a "fist fight"
- On October 22, they acknowledged that Mr. Khashoggi had been murdered, but said that Saudi leaders were not aware of "dishonest operation"
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"The people who did it did so outside of their jurisdiction," Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Fox News. "Obviously, a huge mistake has been made, and what has compounded the mistake is the concealment attempt."
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He said that Saudi Arabia did not know where the body was.
An unnamed Saudi official told Reuters on Sunday that Khashoggi died in a suffocating after resisting any attempt to send him back to Saudi Arabia. His body was then rolled into a carpet and entrusted to a local "co-operator".
The Saudis say they have arrested 18 people, sacked two collaborators of Mohammed bin Salman and set up a body under his leadership to reform the intelligence services following the killing.
According to the Reuters news agency, citing sources of Turkish and Arab intelligence services, one of the dismissed collaborators appeared via Skype during Khashoggi's interrogation. Saud al-Qahtani would also have given the instructions "Bring me the dog's head", after the two men exchanged insults.
Sources say that President Erdogan has a copy of Skype audio, but refuses to hand it over to the United States.
What do the United States say?
The meeting of Treasury Secretary Mnuchin with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – widely regarded as the kingdom's most powerful figure – is held behind closed doors, but a spokesman for the department said the Khashoggi's death was one of the topics.
President Trump himself made contradictory comments about the murder, suggesting that the United States has not yet decided its response. On Monday, he questioned that surgical equipment had been brought to the consulate, asking reporters, "Do you know that there was a bone saw?"
According to US media, Gina Haspel, CIA chief, is going to Turkey to participate in the investigation.
Does anyone attend the conference on investment?
At least 40 participants withdrew from the Future Investment Initiative, a conference titled "Davos in the Desert," which begins Tuesday in Riyadh.
The big names may have pulled out of the scene, but hundreds of people still attend – in some cases even representing the companies whose bosses have decided that it was more timely for them to d & rsquo; To attend, Sebastian Usher, BBC Arab Affairs Editor. reports from Riyadh.
The discussion among the delegates is about pragmatism, the great future at stake in Saudi Arabia and this obstacle – as shocking as it is unfortunate – will eventually be overcome, he adds.
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Saudi Arabia is under increasing pressure from its Western allies as a result of this assassination. Germany has halted arms exports and Canada has threatened to cancel a defense contract worth several billion dollars.
The kingdom still has the support of some of its regional allies, including Kuwait and Egypt.
