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Deniz Baykal, former leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party, left, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sit before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Opposition parties are likely to demand limits on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's role in Turkey's next government, complicating coalition talks as the ruling party sought ways Tuesday to remain in power. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was to meet with Erdogan later Tuesday after their Justice and Development Party, or AKP, lost its parliamentary majority in Sunday's vote. (AP Photo/Presidential Press Service, Pool)

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