(CNN) In his much-anticipated speech on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered the first on-the-record timeline of events surrounding the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

While it was the first time that a member of the Turkish government has spoken publicly in detail about the case, Erdogan added little new to the accounts that have already emerged from private briefings by Turkish officials.

Erdogan said Khashoggi's death was the result of a "ferocious" premeditated murder, rejecting Saudi Arabia's claim that the journalist's killing was accidental.

But Erdogan's speech -- which Turkish officials said would reveal the "naked truth" of Khashoggi's murder -- was significant as much for what he didn't say as for what he did.

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Here's what Erdogan said:

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