A Turkish team on Wednesday entered the residence of the Saudi consul general in Istanbul to seek further evidence over the disappearance of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

A security member of the Saudi Arabian consulate close police barriers after a diplomatic vehicle arrives on October 17, 2018 at the consulate in Istanbul. (Photo: AFP)

The team, including police officers and crime scene investigators, arrived at the residence of Saudi Consul General Mohammad al-Otaibi, who left Turkey for Riyadh the previous day, by about 15 vehicles including five mini-vans.

They are expected to carry out investigation in the residence and search vehicles of the consulate together with a group of Saudi officials, as Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters earlier.