Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan says audio of Khashoggi is ‘appalling’
Erdogan says the hit on Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was ordered at the ‘highest levels’ of the Saudi government
Istanbul — President Tayyip Erdogan said recordings related to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, which Turkey has shared with Western allies, are “appalling” and shocked a Saudi intelligence officer who listened to them, Turkish media reported on Tuesday. Khashoggi, a critic of de facto Saudi ruler Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed in Saudi Arabia’s Istanbul consulate six weeks ago in a hit that Erdogan says was ordered at the “highest levels” of the Saudi government. Erdogan told reporters on his plane returning from 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 regarding this murder to everyone who wanted them from us. Our intelligence organisation did not hide anything. We played them to all who wanted them including the Saudis, the US, France, Canada, Germany, Britain,” he said. “The recordings are really appalling. Indeed, when the Saudi intelligence officer list...
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