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Erdogan Pressures Saudis Over Khashoggi’s Death

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the eighteen suspects Saudi Arabia arrested for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to be put on trial in Istanbul (Hurriyet), though he said he has “no doubt” about Saudi King Salman’s sincerity in carrying out an investigation. In the Tuesday address to parliament, Erdogan detailed Turkey’s own probe into Khashoggi’s disappearance.

Erdogan’s speech came as CIA Director Gina Haspel was expected to arrive in Turkey (WaPo) to meet with intelligence officials. Also on Tuesday, a major investment conference opened in Riyadh despite dozens of top business leaders from around the globe pulling out of the event (CNN) following Khashoggi’s killing.

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