In October, he turned up unexpectedly outside the former Saudi consulate in Istanbul to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Gavin de Becker handled the intricate security arrangements. Bezos sat next to Hatice Cengiz, Khashoggi’s fiancée, and embraced her during the ceremony. “Right here where you are, you faced that street for hours, pacing and waiting, and he never came out. It is unimaginable,” he said. “And you need to know that you are in our hearts. We are here.” The trip into potentially dangerous territory was another sign to employees of the
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