ANKARA 

Turkey's president and an opposition party leader met on Thursday in Ankara, the nation's capital, according to the presidency.

The closed-door meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli at the presidential complex lasted around 40 minutes.

Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party and the MHP have worked in alliance in recent elections, and also have an alliance in Turkey’s parliament.

* Writing by Burak Bir