Turkey is in talks with the UN about a possible investigation into the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday.

“We have discussed with the UN secretary-general and our counterparts, and will continue to discuss” a possible investigation, Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara.

The minister said there had been requests from inside the United Nations for a probe, while his counterparts during the recent G20 summit in Argentina expressed “the will to make a joint application” to the UN.

But Cavusoglu noted that there has to be a formal request, which then has to be approved by the UN Security Council before a probe by the international body could be launched.

Last week, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said an international investigation was needed to determine who was responsible for the murder of the US-based columnist for the Washington Post, who was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.

The CIA believes his death was a hit carried out at the behest of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto leader.

President Trump has decided to stand by Saudi Arabia and bin Salman — who’s pals with Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner — despite the CIA’s conclusion.

The 59-year-old’s remains have still not been found despite searches of the consulate, the Saudi consul general’s residence in Istanbul and two villas in northwestern Turkey.

A Turkish court last week issued arrest warrants for two Saudi men close to Prince Mohammad, but Riyadh rejected demands to extradite them.

Ahmad al-Assiri and Saud al-Qahtani were described in Turkish court papers as being “among the planners” of the murder.