An official at the Saudi Consulate General in Istanbul dismissed the report by Reuters, which cited Turkish officials, that Saudi citizen Jamal Kashoggi was killed in the Consulate in Istanbul.
The official strongly denounced these baseless allegations and expressed doubts that they came from Turkish officials that are informed of the investigation or are authorised to comment on the issue.
The source also stated that a security delegation of Saudi investigators arrived in Istanbul on Saturday based on a request by the Saudi government, and the acceptance of the Turkish authorities.
The source noted the Saudi appreciation for the Turkish government's acceptance of the request.
The delegation is there to assist in the investigation regarding the disappearance of the Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi.
“Saudi Arabia holds the safety and well-being of its citizens wherever they are, and that relevant authorities in the Kingdom are diligently following up on this matter to uncover the complete facts, said the source.
Meanwhile, the Saudi consul in Istanbul opened up his mission in an effort to show that prominent Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished four days ago, was not on the premises and said that talk of his kidnapping was baseless. Reuters journalists toured the six-storey consulate in northern Istanbul which Khashoggi entered on Tuesday to get documents for his forthcoming marriage.
Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Defence Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud told Bloomberg earlier this week that Saudi authorities would allow Turkey to search the consulate.