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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President began Tuesday to announce details of his country's investigation into the assassination of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggias skepticism intensified over Saudi Arabia's account that he accidentally died at his consulate in Istanbul President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said he would "go into the details" on this case, which Shocked the world and made a Saudi squadron suspect of preparing for the murder of Khashoggi after he entered the consulate on Oct. 2, and then trying to hide it. .
The key piece of evidence, which the Turks apparently kept between them, is a so-called audio recording of the killing itself. The Turkish authorities have revealed to the media horrible details about the alleged registration over the past two weeks. However, both the Turkish authorities and the US authorities have stated that no audio file of this type has been shared and that, until now, its existence has not been proven.
On Monday, Erdogan said he would reveal to the world the "bare truth" about what happened at the Saudi Arabian consulate.
Erdogan was greeted Tuesday in front of the Turkish Parliament to the applause of legislators. He first "honored the memory" of Khashoggi and offered his condolences to the journalist's wife and family.
The Turkish leader said that the killing of Kahashoggi was "planned and executed" by the Saudi government.
He added that the first thing the Saudi 15-member team, arrived on Oct. 2 by a private jet in Istanbul, has done to turn off video cameras in the building. Erdogan also said that Turkish investigators had quickly established that Khashoggi had not left the consulate building, as claimed by the Saudis in the days following the disappearance of the journalist, who opened the investigation of the Turks.
Reports claim a video link with Prince Salman's help
Unnamed officials with ties to the Saudi royal family told various media on Monday that Prince Salman's close aide, Saud al-Qahtani, had been teleported to the Istanbul consulate hall on Oct. 2. , where Khashoggi was arrested, by videoconference. The Turkish newspaper Sabah, which is aligned with Erdogan, reported that Qahtani had insulted Khashoggi via a video link, before telling his agents in the room to "bring the dog's head".
Saudi Arabia said Kashoggi, a critic of the Saudi royal family, had been killed in a "hand-to-hand fight" with officials sent to encourage him to return to the kingdom.
According to media reports and Turkish officials, the 59-year-old Washington Post columnist was killed and dismembered by a Saudi team of 15, including members close to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The Saudi government insists that Prince Salman was unaware of the operation and that it was the team on the ground in Istanbul who had overstepped his obligations and l & # 39; He had killed by accident, supposedly by placing him in a mug. Khashoggi's body was then rolled on a carpet and handed over to a "local collaborator," a Saudi official told CBS News. The official said that the body was not cut into pieces, as reported by Turkish sources.
CBS News correspondent Holly Williams says Khashoggi's body is not yet known, but the Turkish police have found a Mercedes Benz, apparently registered with the Saudi consulate and apparently abandoned in an underground car park on Monday. . The vehicle was being searched.
Erdogan was scheduled to speak on Tuesday, while Saudi Arabia is holding a glitzy investment conference that many dignitaries have decided not to take because of the scandal. The kingdom's energy minister, Khalid al-Falih, said on stage at the conference that his country was in "crisis" with the journalist's "heinous" murder. It was not clear whether Crown Prince Salman was going to speak at any point in the conference.
"As we know, these are difficult days, we are going through a crisis," Falih told the Future Investment Initiative, calling the killing of Khashoggi "abominable".
Turkey says it would cooperate with an independent investigation
The Turkish Foreign Minister announced on Tuesday that his country would cooperate with international bodies if they conducted an independent investigation into the killing of Khashoggi.
In an interview with the Anadolu agency, Mevlut Cavusoglu also reiterated Tuesday that Turkey had not provided any evidence regarding the death of the Saudi writer to the Saudi consulate, but added that 39, there could have been an "exchange of views intelligence organizations."
Cavusoglu said: "If a request for an international investigation is made … we would cooperate."
CIA Director Gina Haspel is traveling to Turkey as part of the investigation into the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, CBS News reported on Monday.
Earlier on Monday, President Trump told reporters that the United States had "senior intelligence officials in Turkey," but he did not say who he meant.
"We will see what we have," said Trump. "I'll know a lot tomorrow, they'll come back tonight or tomorrow morning, but we have people in Saudi Arabia."
