*ISTANBUL – Turkey on Friday said it wanted 18 Saudis extradited over themurder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogansaid Ankara still had more evidence to reveal in the case.*

The announcement came a day after the Saudi prosecutor said that based onevidence supplied by Turkey the murder appeared to have been premeditated– the first time Saudi authorities had made such an admission.

In a speech in Ankara, Erdogan said Saudi Arabia´s chief prosecutor wouldvisit Istanbul on Sunday to speak to Turkish authorities as part of theinvestigation.

Saudi authorities earlier arrested 18 men wanted by Ankara following aninternational furore over the death of Khashoggi, a Washington Postcontributor, who was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2.

A written request for the extradition of the 18 suspects had been preparedby Istanbul´s chief prosecutor.

“It is clear that the judicial system in Turkey is better equipped togenuinely serve the cause of justice in this case,” a senior Turkishofficial said.

Erdogan on Friday called on Riyadh to reveal who ordered the killing andthe whereabouts of Khashoggi´s body.

“You need to show this body,” Erdogan said.

The Turkish president, who has stopped short of directly blaming the Saudigovernment, said that the 18 suspects must know who killed Khashoggi andrepeated his call for the men to be tried in Turkey.

Khashoggi, 59, who had lived in self-imposed exile in the United Statessince 2017, was not seen again after entering the consulate to obtainpaperwork for his marriage to his Turkish fiancee Hatice Cengiz.

In his speech, Erdogan indicated that more evidence was yet to be revealed.

“It is not that we don´t have any other information or documents. We do.Tomorrow is another day,” he said.

Pro-government Turkish media said that intelligence officers showed Haspelvideo images and audio tapes of Khashoggi´s killing gathered by theauthorities.

A Turkish presidential source said Erdogan shared information about thecase with Canada´s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a phone call onFriday.

Prince Mohammed, the kingdom´s de facto ruler, has denounced the”repulsive” murder, denying any involvement. The kingdom´s leadership haspushed responsibility down the chain of command.