Mohammad al-Otaibi left Turkey on a commercial flight at 5 pm (2 pm GMT), TRT reported, adding the consul's family was still in Istanbul.
An hour later, police entered the consul's residence in Istanbul as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Turkish and Saudi teams had finished an hours-long search of the consulate earlier in the day, taking soil samples from the garden, according to Turkish media.
An hour later, police entered the consul's residence in Istanbul as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Turkish and Saudi teams had finished an hours-long search of the consulate earlier in the day, taking soil samples from the garden, according to Turkish media.