In a speech before Turkey’s parliament, President Erdogan demanded that Riyadh supply more answers and hand over the suspects in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Mr. Erdogan made clear he has no intention of accepting the kingdom’s latest explanation about a case that has created an international uproar.
CGTN’s Michal Bardavid has this report from Istanbul.
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To discuss:
- Peter Bechtold served as the director for Near East and North Africa Area Studies as the U.S. Foreign Service Institute.
- Kamran Bokhari is a specialist on the geopolitics of the Middle East with the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute.
- Remi Piet is a senior director with Americas Market Intelligence.
- Ali Cinar is the president of the Turkish Heritage Organization.
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"This crime has been planned, we have evidence of this."
Turkish President @RT_Erdogan confirmed in his speech on Jamal #Khashoggi's killing. pic.twitter.com/Pibuz6Vmjc
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 23, 2018
Breaking News: After weeks of carefully orchestrated leaks, Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid out what he said was a Saudi plot to kill the journalist Jamal Khashoggi https://t.co/MOzI2wrF6p
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 23, 2018
President Trump says he wants to "see the facts first" before saying whether he believes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's account of Jamal Khashoggi's killing https://t.co/QHXZLJYMto pic.twitter.com/CVqBQzWH4t
— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 23, 2018