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The Grand Turk
Turkey denies giving 'any kind of audio tape' on Khashoggi to US
2018-10-20
[PULSE.NG] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
 on Friday denied giving "any kind of audio tape" from the investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo or any American official.

"It is out of the question for Turkey to give any kind of audio tape to Pompeo or any other US official," said Ottoman Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, two days after meeting with the US's top diplomat for talks in Ankara.

Turkey's pro-government press has reported that Turkey has an audio recording that proves the alleged murder of Khashoggi at the consulate and that he was tortured before his death.

The existence of the tape has never been confirmed on the record by Ottoman Turkish officials.

ABC News, quoting a senior Ottoman Turkish official, reported Thursday that during his visit to Turkey this week Pompeo heard this audio and was shown a transcript of the recording. But Pompeo denied the report.

"I've seen no tape. I’ve seen no ‐- or I've heard no tape. I’ve seen no transcript," he told news hounds during a trip to Latin America.

Cavusoglu, like other Ottoman Turkish officials, stopped short of revealing details of the investigation but vowed they would be shared in due course.

"We will share the results to emerge with the entire world. It is out of the question for us to share this or that information with any country," he said, quoted by the state-run Anadolu news agency.
Posted by:Fred

#3  ABC News, eh? I think they got schlonged.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2018-10-20 16:55  

#2  "Our Attorney Michael Avenatti has it"
Posted by: Frank G   2018-10-20 01:31  

#1  No problemo, Turkish official dude. We're totally satisfied with a 3rd party description of an unreleased audio tape. And we totally believe that it's like completely impossible to fake such a thing. No, really.
Posted by: SteveS   2018-10-20 01:07  

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