As it happened: Erdo?an calls for coalition government in his first speech in almost four days

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdo?an kisses a handmade Turkish flag, given to him as a gift from Ugandan university student Cemil (R), during a graduation ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, June 11, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has made his first speech in almost four days since the general election, calling on all parties to act "responsibly" to form a coalition government.

The Justice and Development Party (AKP), which Erdo?an co-founded, is continuing talks with other parties on forming a coalition after it unexpectedly lost its parliamentary majority in the June 7 polls.

Erdo?an stayed uncharacteristically off air for more than three days and 22 hours - an unprecedented length of time considering his relentless TV speeches in the months before the general election.

He had been appearing on Turkish TV stations as often as three times a day during the campaign season, but has not done so since giving a brief, deliberately non-partisan speech while voting in Istanbul on June 7.

The president met Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu on June 8 and held a surprise meeting with the Republican People?s Party?s (CHP) most senior deputy-elect, Deniz Baykal, on June 10, but he has up to now kept his media silence apart from short written statements.

Here are the live updates as they were posted during Erdo?an?s speech at a June 11 graduation ceremony in Ankara:
12:59 - Erdo?an ends his speech by thanking the audience.

12:58 - "God willing, those who dream of chaos in Turkey will be disappointed," Erdo?an says, adding that he found the "Western media's" criticism of him before the elections "ugly." "This means that, thank God, we are on the right path," he says.

12:57 - "Everyone must respect the will of the people," Erdo?an says, inviting all political parties to act responsibly to preserve stability and to continue investments.

12:54 - "My responsibility as Turkey's first popularly elected...

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