Jamal Khashoggi was strangled, the first-ever statement issued by Turkish prosecutor reveals

A Turkish prosecutor has stated that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as he entered Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of a premeditated killing, and his body was dismembered and disposed of.

A statement from chief Istanbul prosecutor Irfan Fidan's office also said Wednesday that discussions with Saudi chief prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb have yielded "concrete results" despite "good-willed efforts" by Turkey to uncover truth.

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statement is first public confirmation by a Turkish official that Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered after he entered Saudi Consulate on October 2 to collect paperwork needed to marry his Turkish fiancee.

  he of Saudi investigation, Attorney General Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb, who last week ackwledged that killing was "premeditated" based on Turkish evidence, met with Istanbul chief prosecutor Irfan Fidan for around 75 minutes on Monday, October 29 state-run Anolu news ncy reported.

Mojeb was n expected to inspect Saudi consulate. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday said re was "an vant in our prosecutors sharing information and working toger".

" cooperation must continue, but it must t be drawn out or turned into a diversion. investigation must be completed as soon as possible, so that whole truth is revealed," he told a press conference in Istanbul.

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Both countries are kwn to be running a joint investigation of incident. But as per reports of ANI, Turkey has been leaking material about case to media intentionally, to build pressure for a full disclosure from Saudi Arabia. Turkey is seeking deportation of Saudi suspects detained for murder. Saudi Foreign Minister el al-Jubeir, however, said that perpetrators would be tried in Kingdom itself and brought to justice post completion of entire investigation. 

In ir current narrative, Saudi officials depict murder as a rogue operation run by nts who exceeded ir authority. Some of those concerned in killing is close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, kingdom's heir-apparent whose condemnation of killing has failed to relieve suspicions of his involvement.