Erdogan speaks:

“Staff were rushed back to their country, which indicates that the preparatory work was carried out there.

"On 1 October at 4:30pm - which was one day before - a team of three people land in Istanbul through a scheduled flight, then head to the hotel first, then head to the consulate, and then another team from the consulate does some reconnaissance work in the Belgrade forest and Yalova.

"On 2 October, 1:45am, a second group of three people come to Istanbul on scheduled flights and then go to a hotel. A team of nine, including generals, land at the airport on a private airplane and move to a separate hotel.

"The team comprised of 15 people meet at the consulate and arrive between 9:50pm and 11pm. First the hard disk is ripped out of the camera.

"And Khashoggi was called at 11:50am to confirm his appointment, having returned form Istanbul form London the same day. Khashoggi walks into the consulate building at 1:08pm. Of course, his fiancee is with him, and after that he is never heard from again.

"Six of these people left our country on a private plane on 2 October at 6:20pm and seven at 10:50pm. Another person with a beard and eyeglasses attempted to resemble Jamal Khashoggi and another person with him left for Riyadh on a scheduled flight after midnight."