Fate of missing Saudi journalist puts Turkey in ironic position
As mystery remains over the fate of a missing dissident Saudi journalist, Ankara finds itself in a position in which it may try to rescue a foreign journalist at a time when more than 100 journalists are behind bars in Turkey.
The fate of a missing dissident Saudi journalist has remained shrouded in mystery, particularly following Ankara and Riyadh’s contradictory statements Oct. 3 about his whereabouts.
Jamal Khashoggi, 59, a frequent contributor to The Washington Post and author of several articles critical of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, went missing Oct. 2 after visiting the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul. The journalist’s fiance and friends believe Khashoggi has been held at the consulate since he entered it.
“We are certain that Jamal is being held inside,” the head of the Turkish-Arab Media Association, Turan Kislakci, told AFP.
His fiance said Khashoggi visited the consulate to obtain some documents in order to be married next week. "He went in, and as far as I know, he didn't come out. And if he did exit, we have no news of him," his fiancee, who declined to be identified, was quoted as saying by The Associated Press.
