ANKARA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul was "planned."

"All information and evidence revealed till now have showed that Khashoggi was a victim of a brutal killing," Erdogan said at the ruling Justice and Development Party's parliamentary group meeting.

"Saudi consulate cameras were removed, all footage was deleted from hard drives. Camera footage shows that Khashoggi did not leave the consulate," he said.

Erdogan described the killing of Khashoggi as "a political murder," adding that a neutral and fair committee should be established to conduct the investigation.