Leadership approval polling for the 2023 Turkish general election

For opinion polling taken before the 2023 elections in Turkey, see Opinion polling for the 2023 Turkish presidential election and Opinion polling for the 2023 Turkish parliamentary election.

In the run up to the 2023 Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections, held on 14 May 2023, various organizations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Turkey. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. These polls only include Turkish voters nationwide and do not take into account Turkish expatriates voting abroad. The date range for these opinion polls are from the previous general election, held on 24 June 2018, to the present day.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the current president of Turkey and the leader of Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Graphical summary

2022

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Jul Bupar 29.4 60.2 10.4 −30.8
Mar MetroPOLL 43.3 50.3 6.5 −7.0
Feb MetroPOLL 41.1 54.2 4.7 −13.1
Feb Yöneylem 32.2 55.6 9.8 −23.4
Jan MetroPOLL 40.7 54.4 4.9 −13.7

2021

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Dec Metropoll 38.6 57.2 4.3 -18.6
Dec Yöneylem 31 59.6 9.4 -28.6
Nov Metropoll 39.3 54.5 6.2 -15.2
Oct Metropoll 38.9 56.2 4.9 -17.3
Sep AREA 46 47 7 -1
Aug Metropoll 38.1 51.5 10.5 −13.5
Jul Metropoll 48.1 47.0 4.9 1.1
Jul Optimar 45.8 42.5 11.7 3.3
Jun Metropoll 47.1 48.6 4.3 −1.5
Jun Aksoy 32.8 50.5 16.7 −17.7
May AREA 46.8 46.1 7.1 0.7
May MetroPOLL 45.2 49.0 5.9 −3.8
May Aksoy 32.0 48.4 19.7 −16.4
Apr AREA 42.5 46.3 11.2 −3.8
Apr MetroPOLL 44.5 51.6 3.8 −7.1
Mar MetroPOLL 49.0 46.7 4.3 2.3
Feb MetroPOLL 46.0 47.8 6.2 −1.8
Feb Aksoy 34.4 45.1 20.5 −10.7
Jan MetroPOLL 46.1 47.4 6.5 −1.3

2020

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Dec MetroPOLL 45.6 48.1 6.3 −2.5
Dec Konsensus 49.6 38.1 12.3 11.5
Nov MetroPOLL 46.2 46.6 7.2 -0.4
Nov AREA 47.5 42.9 9.6 4.6
Oct MetroPOLL 50.9 44.7 4.4 6.2
Oct AREA 52.5 41.6 5.9 10.9
Sep MetroPOLL 52.3 43.0 4.7 9.3
Aug MetroPOLL 47.9 46.2 5.9 1.7
Aug AREA 52.7 38.6 8.7 14.1
Jul Aksoy 36.8 45.9 17.3 −9.1
Jul MetroPOLL 52.0 40.9 7.2 11.1
Jul AKAM 37.8 42.1 20.1 −4.3
Jun AREA 51.9 40.7 7.4 11.2
Jun MetroPOLL 52.0 40.9 7.2 11.1
May AREA 51.6 39.9 8.5 11.7
May MetroPOLL 50.8 39.8 9.4 11.0
Apr AREA 44.3 51.6 4.1 −7.3
Apr MetroPOLL 52.0 36.6 11.4 15.4
Mar KONDA 40.0 36.0 24.0 4.0
Mar MetroPOLL 57.2 35.5 7.3 21.7
Mar MetroPOLL 55.8 39.9 4.3 15.9
Feb KONDA 38.0 39.0 23.0 −1.0
Feb AREA 43.1 50.1 6.8 −7.0
Feb MetroPOLL 41.1 51.7 7.2 −10.6
Jan KONDA 37.0 36.0 27.0 1.0
Jan AREA 40.0 53.5 6.5 −13.5
Jan MetroPOLL 41.9 46.0 12.1 −4.1

2019

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Dec KONDA 38.0 38.0 24.0 0.0
Dec MetroPOLL 50.2 44.4 5.5 5.8
Dec AREA 44.1 51.3 4.6 −7.2
Dec MetroPOLL 43.7 42.2 14.0 1.5
Nov KONDA 42.0 33.0 25.0 9.0
Oct KONDA 36.0 40.0 24.0 −4.0
Oct MetroPOLL 48.0 33.7 18.2 14.3
Sep KONDA 37.0 40.0 23.0 −3.0
Aug MetroPOLL 44.0 48.5 7.5 −4.5
Jul MetroPOLL 42.3 47.5 10.2 −5.2
May KONDA 38.0 39.0 23.0 −1.0
Apr KONDA 45.0 36.0 19.0 9.0
Apr MetroPOLL 41.7 48.3 10.0 −6.6
Mar KONDA 38.0 39.0 23.0 −1.0
Mar MetroPOLL 43.7 45.9 10.4 −2.2
Feb KONDA 37.0 38.0 25.0 −1.0
Feb MetroPOLL 44.6 43.2 12.2 1.4
Jan KONDA 38.0 37.0 25.0 1.0
Jan MetroPOLL 43.1 43.5 13.4 -0.4

2018

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Dec MetroPOLL 45.0 44.3 10.7 0.7
Nov KONDA 42.0 38.0 20.0 4.0
Oct KONDA 42.0 37.0 21.0 5.0
Oct MetroPOLL 39.8 46.2 14.0 −6.4
Sep KONDA 47.0 32.0 21.0 15.0
Sep MetroPOLL 41.8 47.9 10.3 −6.1
Aug MetroPOLL 44.5 46.7 8.8 −2.2
Jul MetroPOLL 53.1 38.2 8.7 14.9

Ekrem İmamoğlu

Ekrem İmamoğlu is the current mayor of Istanbul and a potential presidential candidate of Republican People's Party (CHP).

Graphical summary

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Sep AREA 48 47 5 1
Jun AREA 50.2 35.8 14.0 14.4
May AREA 47.5 43.6 8.9 3.9
Apr AREA 41.5 44.8 13.7 −3.3
2021
Nov AREA 49.4 40.7 9.9 8.7
Aug AREA 39.7 47.1 13.2 −7.4
Mar MetroPOLL 53.0 36.3 10.8 16.7
2020
Dec AREA 41.1 52.4 6.5 −11.3
Dec MetroPOLL 48.6 44.7 6.7 3.9
2019

Mansur Yavaş

Mansur Yavaş is the current mayor of Ankara and a potential presidential candidate of Republican People's Party (CHP).

Graphical summary

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Sep AREA 54 40 6 14
Jun AREA 61.5 22.6 15.9 38.9
May AREA 52.5 35.8 11.7 16.7
Apr AREA 50.3 36.2 13.5 14.1
2021
Nov AREA 61.0 28.3 10.7 32.7
Aug AREA 50.8 37.8 11.9 13.0
Mar MetroPOLL 44.0 38.2 17.8 5.8
2020
Dec AREA 36.6 55.7 7.7 −19.1
Dec MetroPOLL 38.8 48.7 12.5 −9.9
2019

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is the president of, and a potential presidential candidate of Republican People's Party (CHP).

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Sep AREA 35 59 6 -24
May AREA 26.0 64.2 9.8 −38.2
Apr AREA 25.6 60.4 14.0 −34.8
2021
Dec Konsensus 26.4 59.4 14.2 −33.0
Nov AREA 25.2 62.4 12.4 −37.2
Oct AREA 21.7 69.8 8.5 −48.1
Aug AREA 27.8 60.8 11.4 −33.0
Jul AKAM 32.4 46.3 21.3 −13.9
Jun AREA 25.9 63.9 10.2 −38.0
May AREA 26.9 61.8 11.3 −34.9
Apr AREA 28.6 59.3 12.1 −30.7
Mar MetroPOLL 25.2 66.1 8.7 −40.9
2020
Dec AREA 27.8 67.9 4.3 −40.1
Dec MetroPOLL 33.7 60.4 5.8 −26.7
2019

Meral Akşener

Meral Akşener is the president of, and a presidential candidate of Good Party (İYİ). She was previously member of MHP, and a former Minister of the Interior.

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Sep AREA 44 50 6 -6
May AREA 40.9 48.8 10.3 −7.9
Apr AREA 37.6 49.6 12.8 −12.0
2021
Dec Konsensus 28.6 54.1 17.3 −25.5
Nov AREA 41.1 47.1 11.8 −6.0
Oct AREA 38.5 54.0 7.5 −15.5
Aug AREA 40.7 48.0 11.3 −7.3
Jul AKAM 21.9 54.7 23.4 −32.8
Jun AREA 35.7 54.3 10.0 −18.6
May AREA 38.3 50.3 11.4 −12.0
Apr AREA 31.2 49.3 19.5 −18.1
Mar MetroPOLL 37.3 53.6 9.1 −16.3
2020
Dec AREA 28.1 67.8 4.1 −39.7
Dec MetroPOLL 27.8 64.7 7.4 −36.9
2019

Devlet Bahçeli

Devlet Bahçeli is the president of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Sep AREA 41 54 5 -13
May AREA 32.8 58.3 8.9 −25.5
Apr AREA 28.2 61.1 10.7 −32.9
2021
Dec Konsensus 31.7 52.9 15.4 −21.2
Nov AREA 34.8 55.3 9.9 −20.5
Oct AREA 36.9 57.5 5.6 −20.6
Aug AREA 33.5 55.2 11.3 −21.7
Jul AKAM 15.0 56.7 28.3 −41.7
Jun AREA 32.4 59.1 8.5 −26.7
May AREA 32.3 58.4 9.3 −26.1
Apr AREA 32.8 51.8 15.4 −19.0
Mar MetroPOLL 35.2 57.1 7.6 −21.9
2020
Dec AREA 33.9 62.9 3.2 −29.0
Dec MetroPOLL 34.3 59.6 6.2 −25.3
2019

Selahattin Demirtaş

Selahattin Demirtaş is the former co-chairperson and presidential candidate of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). He is currently incarcerated.[1]

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Sep AREA 26 68 6 -42
May AREA 15.5 76.1 8.4 −60.6
Apr AREA 13.2 72.8 14.0 −59.6
2021
Nov AREA 17.7 70.7 11.6 −53.0
Oct AREA 16.6 75.1 8.3 −58.5
Aug AREA 16.4 71.3 12.2 −54.9
Jul AKAM 15.3 67.8 16.9 −52.5
Jun AREA 16.2 72.3 11.5 −56.1
May AREA 14.9 73.3 11.8 −58.4
Apr AREA 16.5 67.3 16.2 −50.8
Mar MetroPOLL 15.6 73.4 11.0 −57.8
2020
Dec AREA 15.0 80.5 4.5 −65.5
Dec MetroPOLL 19.3 73.0 7.8 −53.7
2019

Ali Babacan

Ali Babacan is the leader of Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA). He was previously a member of AKP. He was a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and of Customs and Trade.

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Sep AREA 33 57 10 -24
May AREA 24.0 60.0 16.0 −36.0
Apr AREA 21.0 57.4 21.6 −36.4
2021
Nov AREA 27.3 56.7 16.0 −29.6
Oct AREA 20.2 68.0 11.8 −47.8
Aug AREA 19.4 61.1 19.5 −41.7
Jul AKAM 4.1 52.3 43.6 −48.2
Jun AREA 27.4 52.7 19.9 −25.3
May AREA 20.1 60.8 19.1 −40.7
Mar MetroPOLL 18.2 57.2 24.6 −39.0
2020
Dec AREA 8.9 84.2 6.8 −74.3
Dec MetroPOLL 19.1 69.7 11.3 −50.6
2019

Ahmet Davutoğlu

Ahmet Davutoğlu is the leader of Future Party (GP). He was previously a member of AKP. He was formerly the Prime Minister of Turkey.

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Sep AREA 24 68 8 -44
May AREA 17.8 70.4 11.8 −52.6
Apr AREA 14.5 67.8 17.7 −53.3
2021
Nov AREA 16.4 68.4 15.2 −52.0
Oct AREA 16.0 73.3 10.7 −57.3
Aug AREA 16.5 66.9 16.6 −50.4
Jul AKAM 9.9 72.1 18.0 −62.2
Jun AREA 21.0 62.1 16.9 −41.1
May AREA 14.9 67.6 17.5 −52.7
Mar MetroPOLL 21.9 58.7 19.4 −36.8
2020
Dec AREA 8.8 84.8 6.4 −76.0
Dec MetroPOLL 21.0 66.8 12.3 −45.8
2019

Muharrem İnce

Muharrem İnce is the chairperson of Homeland Party. He was a member of Republican People's Party (CHP), and he was CHP's previous presidential candidate.

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Sep AREA 32 61 7 -29
May AREA 25.8 61.7 12.5 −35.9
Apr AREA 19.1 64.7 16.2 −45.6
2021
Dec Konsensus 27.3 57.5 15.2 −30.2
Oct AREA 24.9 65.4 9.7 −40.5
Aug AREA 25.3 58.3 16.4 −33.0
2020

Temel Karamollaoğlu

Temel Karamollaoğlu is the leader and presidential candidate of Felicity Party.

Fieldwork date Polling firm Net
Approve Disapprove No opinion
Sep AREA 26 64 10 -38
May AREA 14.5 70.7 14.8 −56.2
2021
Oct AREA 15.3 68.6 16.1 −53.3
Jul AKAM 11.2 63.2 25.6 −52.0
Mar MetroPOLL 14.9 61.8 23.3 −46.9
2020
Dec AREA 7.7 46.0 46.3 −38.3
Dec MetroPOLL 15.3 72.9 11.8 −57.6
2019

Others

Fieldwork date Polling firm Politician Party Net Notes
Approve Disapprove No Opinion
Sep AREA Mustafa Sarıgül TDP 23 66 11 -43 Leader of Party of Change in Turkey (TDP) and previous mayor of Şişli.
May AREA Mustafa Sarıgül TDP 20.7 62.4 16.9 −41.1
2021
Oct AREA Mustafa Sarıgül TDP 9.0 75.4 15.6 −66.4 Leader of Party of Change in Turkey (TDP) and previous mayor of Şişli.
Oct AREA Doğu Perinçek VP 5.0 81.4 13.6 −76.4 President and presidential candidate of Patriotic Party (VP).
Aug AREA Abdullah Gül IND 22.4 62.4 15.2 −40.0 Previous president of Turkey.
Mar MetroPOLL Abdullah Gül IND 34.4 54.9 10.8 −20.5
Mar MetroPOLL Tunç Soyer CHP 27.3 43.0 29.7 −15.7 Mayor of İzmir.
Mar MetroPOLL Pervin Buldan HDP 12.0 59.5 28.5 −47.5 Co-chairpeople of HDP.
Mar MetroPOLL Mithat Sancar HDP 7.1 54.9 38.0 −47.8
2020
Dec AREA Abdullah Gül IND 10.6 83.2 6.2 −72.6 Previous president of Turkey.
Dec AREA Doğu Perinçek VP 2.1 90.3 7.5 −88.2 President and presidential candidate of Patriotic Party (VP).
Dec MetroPOLL Tunç Soyer CHP 31.4 50.8 17.8 −19.4 Mayor of İzmir.
Dec MetroPOLL Abdullah Gül IND 24.5 68.3 7.2 −43.8 Previous president of Turkey.
2019

References

  1. ^ "Prison Sentence of Selahattin Demirtaş Taken to Constitutional Court". Bianet. 2 January 2019.