UPDATE - World media covers Erdogan’s speech on Khashoggi murder

UPDATES WITH GERMAN MEDIA COVERAGE

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was in the spotlight of international media Tuesday.

Sky News, BBC News, Euronews, American CNN, France 24, Russian RT and Qatar’s Al Jazeera were among the many news outlets broadcasting Erdogan’s speech live -- which shed light on the details of the Khashoggi murder in Saudi Consulate building in Istanbul.

The speech was aired live on almost all local channels in Turkey, including TRT World, Turkey’s international news channel broadcasting in English.

The international news agencies Reuters, Associated Press, Agence France Presse and Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported the speech to their subscribers with minute-by-minute updates from the event.

Speaking at his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's group meeting at parliament, Erdogan addressed details over Turkey's investigation into the murder of Khashoggi.

"Murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was premeditated," Erdogan said, adding that Turkey has strong evidence that it was planned.

The speech was also followed closely by newspapers across the world.

British papers including The Guardian, Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Independent and The Daily News Online have run live blogs to report Turkish president’s statements.

American newspapers including The Washington Post -- for which Khashoggi was a columnist -- informed their readers about the speech with live updates on social media platforms.

The New York Post, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal also gave extensive coverage to the speech. The Newsweek, a political weekly magazine, updated its online version with the Turkish president's speech.

German media widely covered Erdogan’s remarks and reported that Turkey concluded journalist Khashoggi’s death was a planned political murder.

“The Turkish president’s remarks have put into question the Saudi royal family's official version of Jamal Khashoggi’s death,” weekly Die Zeit said on its website.

Khashoggi went missing on Oct. 2 after he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

After denying knowledge of Khashoggi's whereabouts for days, Saudi Arabia claimed last week that he was killed during a fight inside the consulate.

In a story under “It was a murder plot of the Saudis,” Bild daily reported that Erdogan wanted to uncover the truth behind this political murder and proposed that the suspects in Khashoggi's killing be tried in Istanbul.

Erdogan’s remarks were broadcast live by German news channels, including Phoenix and n-tv.

*Ayhan Simsek from Germany contributed to the story