Turkish President Erdogan says the US and four other countries have listened to Khashoggi killing recordings

Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), after addressing them at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey.

"We passed on the recordings. We gave them to Saudi Arabia, to America, to the Germans, French, and the English - we gave them all," President Erdogan said before traveling to Paris for World War I commemorations.

Erdogan's comments on Saturday were the first public confirmation of the existence of recordings of the Oct. 2 killing of The Washington Post columnist at the consulate where he had gone to get papers to marry his fiancee.

Erdogan said: "They also listened to the conversations and they know."

Erdogan did not discuss the details of what was in the tapes.

He called on Saudi Arabia to rid itself of the "stain" by cooperating with Turkey over the investigation.

Erdogan said a 15-member team that Turkey says was sent to kill Khashoggi know who is behind the killing as well as the location of his remains. Erdogan has previously called for the extradition of the suspects, but Saudi Arabia says they will pursue their own prosecution of the team.