Head of Turkish Arab Journalists Association on case of missing journalist
549 views · Published 14 October 2018 · 1:50 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(9 Oct 2018) A friend of a Saudi journalist who went missing in Istanbul demanded on Tuesday to know what happened to Jamal Khashoggi. "Jamal Khashoggi walked through this door but he didn't come out. If you've noticed, a photograph was released to the media regarding this," Turan Kislakci said, speaking outside the Saudi consulate, and referring to a surveillance image published by The Washington Post on Tuesday. The image shows its missing Saudi contributor walking into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul a week ago, just before he disappeared. Turkish officials have said they fear the columnist was killed there. Saudi Arabia has called the allegations that it killed writer Khashoggi as "baseless," but has offered no evidence over the past seven days to show that he ever left the building. Turkey's Foreign Ministry says Turkish authorities will search the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of an investigation into the missing journalist. In a statement released Tuesday, the ministry said Saudi authorities have notified Ankara that they were "open to cooperation" and would allow the consulate building to be searched. The ministry did not say when the premises would be searched. Jamal Khashoggi disappeared a week ago after entering Saudi Arabia's consulate to obtain paperwork required for his marriage to his Turkish fiancee. Turkey's state-run news agency, quoting police, has said 15 Saudi nationals arrived in Istanbul on board two planes and were inside the consulate building when Khashoggi disappeared. The private DHA agency said the planes, which it identified as a two Gulfstream jets belonging to a Riyadh-based company that hires private aircraft, landed at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on the day Khashoggi vanished. Turkish officials have alleged he was killed in the compound while Saudis officials said he left the building unharmed. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Riyadh to provide evidence for the claim. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c31c089fe8461e2e9b85e3dd0bc7fe2b
