Turkey frustrated over Western inaction in Khashoggi murder case

Ankara’s push for an international investigation into the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is also widening the gap between Arab regimes and Turkey.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives for a closed briefing for senators on the latest developments related to the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, Nov. 28, 2018. - REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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Semih Idiz

Ankara is disappointed with the Western response to the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, which Turkish officials believe was ordered by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Ankara’s apparent determination to force Saudi Arabia to account for the slaying of Khashoggi also appears set to widen the existing gap between Turkey and the established Arab regimes in the Middle East.

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