Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) Turkey's foreign minister has accused President Donald Trump of turning a blind eye in the high-profile murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a day after the US leader doubled down in his defense of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

During a Thanksgiving call with US troops on Thursday, Trump again undermined the CIA's assessment that bin Salman had personally ordered Khashoggi's killing . Saudi officials admit that the Washington Post columnist was killed at their consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, last month but have vehemently denied that bin Salman was involved.

"In a way, Mr. Trump's statement means 'Come what may, I will turn a blind eye on this.' This approach is wrong. Money is not everything. We should not distance ourselves from human values," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told CNN Turk, a CNN affiliate.

Trump has been the Crown Prince's most powerful international ally during the fallout of Khashoggi's death, standing by the 33-year-old heir to the Saudi throne and prioritizing the US' relationship with the kingdom.

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