Erdogan: Diplomatic immunity shielded suspects

“At 5:50pm, the fiancee called authorities and said he is being held against his will in the consulate or that something might have happened to him. The relevant units of the Istanbul police force then started an inquiry. As a result of security footage in the area, it becomes ascertained that Khashoggi never left the building.

'As we go deeper into the inquiry, we’ve obtained some very interesting information'

"Because they have diplomatic immunity – as per the Vienna Convention, which is part of a discussion now, Mogherini has made some discussions on this – no physical action was taken against the staff at first.

"As we go deeper into the inquiry, we’ve obtained some very interesting information. First of all, 15 Saudi nationals that are security, intelligence and forensics people arrived in our country, beginning on the eve of the murder.

"Six of these people have 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 left for Riyadh on a scheduled flight.

"The staff working at the consulate on the day of an incident were gathered in a room on the pretext of an inspection and the staff serving at the consulate were given leave and an excuse.”