Turkey says will enlighten 'nefarious murder' of Khashoggi

Turkey will go until the end to enlighten the "nefarious murder" of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the spokesman for President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday.

Khashoggi went missing on Oct. 2 when he entered the consulate in Istanbul. After weeks of denying knowledge of his fate, Saudi officials said the prominent journalist was killed in a "rogue operation".

Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Ibrahim Kalin said nothing would remain in the dark about the investigation on Khashoggi's killing, adding Saudi officials had a responsibility to reveal the truths about the killing.

Turkey expects the United States to lift the sanctions it has imposed on it after the release of U.S. evangelical Christian pastor Andrew Brunson, the spokesman İbrahim Kalin said.

Ties between Ankara and Washington have been strained over a host of issues, including Brunson's detention, and the United States has imposed sanctions and tariffs on Ankara, prompting a currency crisis in Turkey that saw the lira currency plunge more than 40 percent this year.

Brunson was released on Oct. 12 after being held in prison and house arrest for some two years while being tried on terrorism charges, which he has denied.