ISTANBUL — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met on Wednesday with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, trying to resolve the international uproar over the alleged killing of a journalist inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, and said that Saudi officials had promised consequences for anyone — even a member of the royal family — found responsible. Mr. Pompeo arrived in Ankara, the Turkish capital, as a barrage of new information leaked by unidentified Turkish officials appeared in news outlets, giving gruesome details of what they say are audio recordings of Jamal Khashoggi being assaulted, tortured, killed and dismembered inside the consulate two weeks ago. A senior Turkish official confirmed to The New York Times that details of the recordings published in a pro-government newspaper were correct, but The Times has not heard the recordings. The Turkish media are largely state-controlled, and the government has used a stream of leaks about Mr. Khashoggi to apply pressure on the Saudis. In Washington, President Trump said of the recorded evidence, “We have asked for it if it exists.” In brief remarks to reporters at the White House, he said, “We don’t know if it exists yet,” but added that it “probably does.” When Mr. Pompeo was asked about recordings, he said, “I don’t have anything to say about that.” After meeting on Tuesday with top Saudi officials, including King Salman and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Mr. Pompeo told reporters early Wednesday before leaving Riyadh, the Saudi capital: “They made a commitment to hold anyone connected to any wrongdoing that may be found accountable for that. Whether they are a senior officer or official, they promised accountability.” Asked if that included members of the royal family, he said, “They made no exceptions to who they would hold accountable.” Several of the people identified by Turkish official
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