Turks vs. Arabs

Publicly, the Kingdom’s leaders appear chastened and contrite in the wake of Khashoggi’s gruesome killing inside the Saudi consulate. In private though, senior members of the House of Saud, including the crown prince, are partly blaming Turkey for the global revulsion, which they say could have been contained if Ankara had played by “regional rules”.

Central to the resentment, according to sources close to the royal court in Riyadh, is a view that the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan betrayed the Kingdom by disclosing details of the investigation and refusing all overtures from Saudi envoys, including an offer to pay “significant” compensation.

It's funny that the Saudis thought that the Turkish president was making noise for a few dollars. Instead, he was milking the negative PR to profoundly wound the image and the capital inflow of Arabia.

“They say they were betrayed by the Turks,” a regional source said. “That’s where they are in their most private thoughts.”

The likely thoughts of Saudis towards Erdogan: Seriously, what the fuck, bro!? We don't unmask each other and showcase the evil for the soft infidels to see! There goes the ummah!