A frequent companion of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince entered the country’s consulate in Istanbul just hours before Jamal Khashoggi, a dissident writer, disappeared inside, according to a time-stamped photograph published on Oct. 18 by a pro-government Turkish newspaper.
New York Times: Aide to Saudi crown prince, suspect in Khashoggi case, is shown walking into consulate
Security members of the consulate wait in front of the Saudi Arabia consul's residence on Oct. 16, 2018, the day after Turkish police and prosecutors searched the Saudi embassy after Riyadh gave the green-light amid global uproar over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi since Oct. 2.