But consistent leaks from Turkish media, which Erdogan has almost total control over after making his country the top jailer of journalists, have done incredible public-relations harm to the kingdom and to US support for it.
By leaking an accusation that the CIA has been spying on Saudi Arabia, and calling for an international investigation to reveal more presumably classified CIA surveillance, the Turkish intelligence, media, and government have neatly aligned in what seems to be another move designed to keep pressure on the US.