In October 2018, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of bin Salman, went missing after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Turkish officials reportedly believe that Khashoggi was murdered at the consulate, claiming to have specific video and audio recordings proving that he was first tortured and then murdered, and that a medical forensics expert was part of the 15-man Saudi team seen entering and leaving the consulate at the time of the journalist's disappearance.[204] Saudi Arabia denied the accusations and 13 days later bin Salman invited Turkish authorities to search the building as they "have nothing to hide". Saudi officials said they are "working to search for him".[205] The Washington Post reported that bin Salman had earlier sought to lure Khashoggi back to Saudi Arabia and detain him.[206]