President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Surprise Meeting With Turkey Opposition Figure Deniz Baykal
World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: June 10, 2015 19:17 IST
Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today held a surprise meeting with a senior figure from the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), as Turkey's political forces weigh up coalition options after legislative elections.
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its overall majority in Sunday's polls, in what was seen as a major blow for Erdogan and the Islamic-rooted AKP which has ruled Turkey for the last 13 years.
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