Jamal Khashoggi

80,000 Turkish pilgrims expected to visit Mecca, Medina in 2019

The head of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) on Dec. 10 met with Saudi Arabia's hajj and umrah minister to reach an agreement on services to be provided next year for Turkish pilgrims making their way to Islam's holiest cities for pilgrimages amid concern over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Turkey 'disappointed' over Saudi Arabia's refusal to extradite Khashoggi murder suspects

Saudi Arabia's refusal to extradite suspects in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi is very disappointing and the world should seek justice for his case under international law, the director of communications at the Turkish presidency told Reuters on Dec. 10.

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