Erdoğan speaks on phone wıth Khashoggi's family, sends condolences

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with family members of the slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday and sent them his condolences, pledging Turkey would do all it can to solve his murder, presidential sources said.

They said Erdoğan had expressed his deep sadness at Khashoggi's killing in his call with the family members, including Khashoggi's son Abdullah.

Khashoggi vanished after entering the consulate on Oct. 2 to obtain documents for his upcoming marriage.

He was a U.S. resident who wrote columns for the Washington Post and a critic of the Saudi government, calling for reforms.

After denying any involvement in the disappearance of Khashoggi, 59, for two weeks, Saudi Arabia on Saturday morning said he had died in a fistfight at the consulate. An hour later, another Saudi official attributed the death to a chokehold, which a senior official reiterated.