ANKARA — Turkey has not shared audio recordings said to document the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, its foreign minister said on Friday, dismissing reports it had passed them on to the United States.

American President Donald Trump too said, "Pompeo was never given or shown a transcript or video of the Saudi Consulate event." He described the US media report that Turkey had shared the recordings with Pompeo as "fake news."

ABC News, citing a senior Turkish official, reported on Thursday that the recording had been played for US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Ankara a day earlier and that he was given a transcript.

Pompeo denied the report, telling reporters, "I’ve heard no tape, I’ve seen no transcript."

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters during a trip to Albania: "Turkey has not given a voice recording to Pompeo or to any other American official." — Reuters