Turkish President Erdogan says Egyptian ex-President Mohamed Morsi was 'killed'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on June 19 said his close ally Mohamed Morsi was "killed" and accused Egyptian authorities of failing to intervene to save ex-President.

"Morsi was struggling on floor in courtroom for 20 minutes. Authorities unfortunately did t intervene to save him," Erdogan said during a televised speech in Istanbul. "Morsi was killed, he did t die of natural causes."

Erdogan forged close ties with Morsi, Egypt's first civilian president and a prominent Muslim Brorhood member.

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But Ankara's relations with Cairo deteriorated after Egyptian military, n led by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, ousted Morsi in 2013. Sisi n became President. Erdogan has sharply deunced military takeover in Egypt and called it a "coup".

On Wednesday, he said he would follow up on process related to Morsi's death.

"We will do whatever is needed for Egypt to be tried in international courts." attorney general's office in Egypt has said that Morsi was "transported immediately to hospital", where medics prounced him de - a version confirmed by a judicial source.

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Morsi was buried on Tuesday, as rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called for an independent probe into causes of his death. Erdogan on Tuesday joined in prayer at an Istanbul mosque for former Egyptian leer.