ANKARA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th October, 2018) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that he closely follows the case of the vanishing of a prominent Saudi journalist in Istanbul and hopes for a successful outcome of the incident.
The Washington Post said Saturday, citing sources familiar with the inquiry, that its columnist Jamal Khashoggi had been killed by a 15-man Saudi group sent to Turkey "specifically for the murder."
"It is very sad that such a case occurred in our country. I still hope we won't have to face an unwanted situation. We are waiting for results from the prosecutor's office. We want them as soon as possible. Whatever the results of the investigation, we will make them public," Erdogan told reporters.
Turkish media reported earlier this week that the writer went missing Wednesday after he was last seen entering the Saudi consulate.
Turkey's Anadolu news agency cited Khashoggi's fiancee as saying he had been invited to the mission to get documents required for their wedding. After waiting for five hours outside the consulate she was told he had already left.
According to the Saudi Press Agency, citing the Consulate General, the journalist disappeared after he left the diplomatic mission's building. The Saudi Consulate General also stated that it was cooperating with the Turkish authorities to determine the circumstances surrounding the journalist's disappearance.
