Turkey's opposition parties that garnered most of the vote in the June 7 legislative polls should form a coalition government, the leader of the second-placed Republican People's Party (CHP) said on Monday.

"The duty to form a coalition government falls on the bloc of 60 percent," Kemal Kilicdaroglu told a news conference in Ankara, referring to the third-placed Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and fourth-placed pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

Kurdish forces advanced Sunday to the gates of a Syrian town and clashed with Islamic State jihadists, an upsurge in violence that saw Turkey open its border to fleeing civilians.

Backed by Syrian rebel fighters and U.S.-led air strikes, the Kurdish militia pressed their offensive on the northern town of Tal Abyad, a strategic supply route from Turkey to IS' self-proclaimed capital of Raqa.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks expected to touch on energy issues and the Syria crisis.

The two leaders met a day after attending the opening ceremony of the inaugural European Games, hosted by Azerbaijan and tainted by controversy over the ex-Soviet country's rights record.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday called for the swift formation of a new coalition government, ending almost four days of unusual silence after legislative polls seen as a blow to his authority.

Erdogan's comments added weight to expectations of a coalition government in Turkey after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) he co-founded lost its majority in Sunday's dramatic polls.

Turkey's ruling party will talk to the opposition on forming a coalition government after it lost its overall parliamentary majority in legislative elections, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Wednesday.

However he warned that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) would consider every option, including early elections, if the discussions fail.

Turkey's usually highly loquacious President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made no spoken comment since his party lost its parliamentary majority in weekend elections, prompting intrigue and mockery in opposition media.

Erdogan's silence since the elections has surprised many in Turkey who are used to seeing him deliver several speeches a day in rallies or television programs, lashing out at opponents.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reeling from shock election results, on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the cabinet but asked the prime minister and his team to stay on until a new government is formed.

The ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) failure in Sunday's polls to keep its parliamentary majority for the first time since it came to power in 2002 has left the country facing either a coalition government or snap elections.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered the toughest setback of his career in legislative elections but the pugnacious leader is unlikely to want to surrender his status as his country's undisputed number one.

The Justice and Development Party (AKP), the party Erdogan co-founded to make political Islam an election-winning force in Turkey, lost its majority in Sunday's legislative elections for the first time since it came to power in 2002.

A coalition or minority government and early elections are all possibilities as Turkey's political forces weigh an unprecedented situation after the ruling party lost its parliamentary majority in legislative elections.

Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party won the biggest portion of the vote in Sunday's polls but lost the parliamentary majority it had held since 2002, delivering a severe blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ambition to expand his powers.

Turkey on Monday entered a new period of political and financial turbulence after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party lost its absolute majority in parliament for the first time since coming to power in 2002.

The uncertainty swiftly rattled financial markets, with stocks tumbling in morning trade and the Turkish lira plummeting in value against the dollar.