Article about a most recent research on prevailing situation in Turkey’s politics

This is an early election poll… Change, normalization, early elections, the peace process… For the past few months, Turkey has been fluctuating within these frameworks. The political storm that began with the opening of the Parliament will continue through the Republic Day reception on October 29 and the subsequent discussions on the new constitution. What the final outcome will be, or what the current context will bring, is uncertain.

(Article by Can COŞKUN of Sözcü Media Group)

This article focuses more on results than on behind-the-scenes discussions. Under the leadership of Semih Turan, Bulgu Research conducted several studies to measure the possibility of early elections. The study, conducted using the CATI method with 1,800 people across 26 provinces between October 8 and 12, collected responses on political, social, and economic issues.

Let’s begin with the most anticipated political results. In response to the question, “If an early election were held this Sunday, which party would you vote for?” the answers were as follows (without distributing undecided voters):

– CHP 25%

– AK Party 24%

– Undecided 22%

– All other parties under 10%

After distributing undecided voters, the results were:

– CHP 34.3%

– AK Party 32.6%

– DEM Party 9.7%

– MHP 7.5%

– İYİ Party 6.9%

– Zafer 3%

– TİP 2.6%

– Yeniden Refah 2.1%

These are the political results. Now, let’s move on to other topics…

69.9% of respondents believe that young people and children do not look to the future with confidence. Additionally, in response to the question “What is Turkey’s most important problem?” the dominant answer, as expected, was “the economy,” at 67.1%. Issues like the refugee crisis and injustice made up the remaining percentage.

In summary, these are the findings of Turkey’s most recent study. Let’s see what will change…

Article by CAN COŞKUN (of Sözcü Group), a prominent and reputable journalist.
Translated by BTT