Unusual: Erdo?an 'off-air' for longer than 72 hours

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has stayed off-air from Turkish broadcasters for longer than 72 hours - an unprecedented length of time considering his relentless TV speeches in the months before the general election. 

Erdo?an had been appearing on Turkish TV stations as often as three times a day during the campaign season for the June 7 general elections. He even gave a brief, deliberately non-partisan speech at noon on the day he was voting in Istanbul on June 7.

After the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which he co-founded, lost its parliamentary majority in the election, Erdo?an released a statement calling on all parties to assess the results of the June 7 parliamentary election ?healthily and realistically.?

On June 8, he left the presidential mansion in Istanbul after following and evaluating the election results for 20 hours and flew to Ankara at 4:30 p.m. Making no public appearances on June 8, the Turkish president also postponed a meeting he was expected to hold with Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu until June 9.

Erdo?an, whose first scheduled public appearance was set to be at a June 11 graduation ceremony in Ankara, chose not to speak to the cameras after his meeting with Davuto?lu on the evening of June 9.

On June 10 afternoon, Erdo?an held a surprise meeting with the Republican People's Party's (CHP) most senior deputy-elect, Deniz Baykal, at the Foreign Ministry residence in Ankara. However, he again did not speak to the cameras after the meeting, keeping his media silence apart from written statements.

Here is the ticking counter showing how long since he was last on-air on Turkish TV:

* This article was updated on June 9 and June 10.