Leadership approval polling for the 2023 Turkish general 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).

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2022 Fieldwork date Polling firm Net Approve Disapprove No opinionJulBupar29.460.210.4−30.8MarMetroPOLL43.350.36.5−7.0FebMetroPOLL41.154.24.7−13.1 FebYöneylem32.255.69.8−23.4JanMetroPOLL40.754.44.9−13.7

2021 Fieldwork date Polling firm Net Approve Disapprove No opinionDecMetropoll38.657.24.3-18.6DecYöneylem3159.69.4-28.6NovMetropoll39.354.56.2-15.2OctMetropoll38.956.24.9-17.3SepAREA46477-1AugMetropoll38.1 51.510.5 −13.5JulMetropoll 48.147.04.9 1.1JulOptimar 45.842.511.7 3.3JunMetropoll47.1 48.64.3 −1.5JunAksoy32.8 50.516.7 −17.7MayAREA 46.846.17.1 0.7MayMetroPOLL45.2 49.05.9 −3.8MayAksoy32.0 48.419.7 −16.4AprAREA42.5 46.311.2 −3.8AprMetroPOLL44.5 51.63.8 −7.1MarMetroPOLL 49.046.74.3 2.3FebMetroPOLL46.0 47.86.2 −1.8FebAksoy34.4 45.120.5 −10.7JanMetroPOLL46.1 47.46.5 −1.3

2020 Fieldwork date Polling firm Net Approve Disapprove No opinionDecMetroPOLL45.6 48.16.3 −2.5DecKonsensus 49.638.112.3 11.5NovMetroPOLL46.2 46.67.2 -0.4NovAREA 47.542.99.6 4.6OctMetroPOLL 50.944.74.4 6.2OctAREA 52.541.65.9 10.9SepMetroPOLL 52.343.04.7 9.3AugMetroPOLL 47.946.25.9 1.7AugAREA 52.738.68.7 14.1JulAksoy36.8 45.917.3 −9.1JulMetroPOLL 52.040.97.2 11.1JulAKAM37.8 42.120.1 −4.3JunAREA 51.940.77.4 11.2JunMetroPOLL 52.040.97.2 11.1MayAREA 51.639.98.5 11.7MayMetroPOLL 50.839.89.4 11.0AprAREA44.3 51.64.1 −7.3AprMetroPOLL 52.036.6 11.4 15.4MarKONDA 40.036.024.0 4.0MarMetroPOLL 57.235.57.3 21.7MarMetroPOLL 55.839.94.3 15.9FebKONDA38.0 39.023.0 −1.0FebAREA43.1 50.16.8 −7.0FebMetroPOLL41.1 51.77.2 −10.6JanKONDA 37.036.027.0 1.0JanAREA40.0 53.56.5 −13.5JanMetroPOLL41.9 46.012.1 −4.1

2019 Fieldwork date Polling firm Net Approve Disapprove No opinionDecKONDA38.038.024.00.0DecMetroPOLL 50.244.45.5 5.8DecAREA44.1 51.34.6 −7.2DecMetroPOLL 43.742.214.0 1.5NovKONDA 42.033.025.0 9.0OctKONDA36.0 40.024.0 −4.0OctMetroPOLL 48.033.718.2 14.3SepKONDA37.0 40.023.0 −3.0AugMetroPOLL44.0 48.57.5 −4.5JulMetroPOLL42.3 47.510.2 −5.2MayKONDA38.0 39.023.0 −1.0AprKONDA 45.036.019.0 9.0AprMetroPOLL41.7 48.310.0 −6.6MarKONDA38.0 39.023.0 −1.0MarMetroPOLL43.7 45.910.4 −2.2FebKONDA37.0 38.025.0 −1.0FebMetroPOLL 44.643.212.2 1.4JanKONDA 38.037.025.0 1.0JanMetroPOLL43.1 43.513.4 -0.4

2018 Fieldwork date Polling firm Net Approve Disapprove No opinionDecMetroPOLL 45.044.310.7 0.7NovKONDA 42.038.020.0 4.0OctKONDA 42.037.021.0 5.0OctMetroPOLL39.8 46.214.0 −6.4SepKONDA 47.032.021.0 15.0SepMetroPOLL41.8 47.910.3 −6.1AugMetroPOLL44.5 46.78.8 −2.2JulMetroPOLL 53.138.28.7 14.9

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

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Fieldwork date Polling firm Net Approve Disapprove No opinionSepAREA48475 1JunAREA 50.235.814.0 14.4MayAREA 47.543.68.9 3.9AprAREA41.5 44.813.7 −3.32021NovAREA 49.440.79.9 8.7AugAREA39.7 47.113.2 −7.4MarMetroPOLL 53.036.310.8 16.72020DecAREA41.1 52.46.5 −11.3DecMetroPOLL 48.644.76.7 3.92019

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

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Fieldwork date Polling firm Net Approve Disapprove No opinionSepAREA5440614JunAREA 61.522.615.9 38.9MayAREA 52.535.811.7 16.7AprAREA 50.336.213.5 14.12021NovAREA 61.028.310.7 32.7AugAREA 50.837.811.9 13.0MarMetroPOLL 44.038.217.8 5.82020DecAREA36.6 55.77.7 −19.1DecMetroPOLL38.8 48.712.5 −9.92019

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 opinionSepAREA35596-24MayAREA26.0 64.29.8 −38.2AprAREA25.6 60.414.0 −34.82021DecKonsensus26.4 59.414.2 −33.0NovAREA25.2 62.412.4 −37.2OctAREA21.7 69.88.5 −48.1AugAREA27.8 60.811.4 −33.0JulAKAM32.4 46.321.3 −13.9JunAREA25.9 63.910.2 −38.0MayAREA26.9 61.811.3 −34.9AprAREA28.6 59.312.1 −30.7MarMetroPOLL25.2 66.18.7 −40.92020DecAREA27.8 67.94.3 −40.1DecMetroPOLL33.7 60.45.8 −26.72019

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 opinionSepAREA44506-6MayAREA40.9 48.810.3 −7.9AprAREA37.6 49.612.8 −12.02021DecKonsensus28.6 54.117.3 −25.5NovAREA41.1 47.111.8 −6.0OctAREA38.5 54.07.5 −15.5AugAREA40.7 48.011.3 −7.3JulAKAM21.9 54.723.4 −32.8JunAREA35.7 54.310.0 −18.6MayAREA38.3 50.311.4 −12.0AprAREA31.2 49.319.5 −18.1MarMetroPOLL37.3 53.69.1 −16.32020DecAREA28.1 67.84.1 −39.7DecMetroPOLL27.8 64.77.4 −36.92019

Devlet Bahçeli Devlet Bahçeli is the president of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Fieldwork date Polling firm Net Approve Disapprove No opinionSepAREA41545-13MayAREA32.8 58.38.9 −25.5AprAREA28.2 61.110.7 −32.92021DecKonsensus31.7 52.915.4 −21.2NovAREA34.8 55.39.9 −20.5OctAREA36.9 57.55.6 −20.6AugAREA33.5 55.211.3 −21.7JulAKAM15.0 56.728.3 −41.7JunAREA32.4 59.18.5 −26.7MayAREA32.3 58.49.3 −26.1AprAREA32.8 51.815.4 −19.0MarMetroPOLL35.2 57.17.6 −21.92020DecAREA33.9 62.93.2 −29.0DecMetroPOLL34.3 59.66.2 −25.32019

Selahattin Demirtaş Selahattin Demirtaş is the former co-chairperson and presidential candidate of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). He is currently incarcerated. Fieldwork date Polling firm Net Approve Disapprove No opinionSepAREA26686 -42MayAREA15.5 76.18.4 −60.6AprAREA13.2 72.814.0 −59.62021NovAREA17.7 70.711.6 −53.0OctAREA16.6 75.18.3 −58.5AugAREA16.4 71.312.2 −54.9JulAKAM15.3 67.816.9 −52.5JunAREA16.2 72.311.5 −56.1MayAREA14.9 73.311.8 −58.4AprAREA16.5 67.316.2 −50.8MarMetroPOLL15.6 73.411.0 −57.82020DecAREA15.0 80.54.5 −65.5DecMetroPOLL19.3 73.07.8 −53.72019

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 opinionSepAREA335710-24MayAREA24.0 60.016.0 −36.0AprAREA21.0 57.421.6 −36.42021NovAREA27.3 56.716.0 −29.6OctAREA20.2 68.011.8 −47.8AugAREA19.4 61.119.5 −41.7JulAKAM4.1 52.343.6 −48.2JunAREA27.4 52.719.9 −25.3MayAREA20.1 60.819.1 −40.7MarMetroPOLL18.2 57.224.6 −39.02020DecAREA8.9 84.26.8 −74.3DecMetroPOLL19.1 69.711.3 −50.62019

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 opinionSepAREA24688-44MayAREA17.8 70.411.8 −52.6AprAREA14.5 67.817.7 −53.32021NovAREA16.4 68.415.2 −52.0OctAREA16.0 73.310.7 −57.3AugAREA16.5 66.916.6 −50.4JulAKAM9.9 72.118.0 −62.2JunAREA21.0 62.116.9 −41.1MayAREA14.9 67.617.5 −52.7MarMetroPOLL21.9 58.719.4 −36.82020DecAREA8.8 84.86.4 −76.0DecMetroPOLL21.0 66.812.3 −45.82019

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 opinionSepAREA32617 -29MayAREA25.8 61.712.5 −35.9AprAREA19.1 64.716.2 −45.62021DecKonsensus27.3 57.515.2 −30.2OctAREA24.9 65.49.7 −40.5AugAREA25.3 58.316.4 −33.02020

Temel Karamollaoğlu Temel Karamollaoğlu is the leader and presidential candidate of Felicity Party. Fieldwork date Polling firm Net Approve Disapprove No opinionSepAREA266410-38MayAREA14.5 70.714.8 −56.22021OctAREA15.3 68.616.1 −53.3JulAKAM11.2 63.225.6 −52.0MarMetroPOLL14.9 61.823.3 −46.92020DecAREA7.7 46.046.3 −38.3DecMetroPOLL15.3 72.911.8 −57.62019

Others Fieldwork datePolling firm PoliticianPartyNetNotes Approve Disapprove No OpinionSepAREAMustafa SarıgülTDP236611-43Leader of Party of Change in Turkey (TDP) and previous mayor of Şişli. MayAREAMustafa SarıgülTDP20.7 62.416.9 −41.12021OctAREAMustafa SarıgülTDP9.0 75.415.6 −66.4Leader of Party of Change in Turkey (TDP) and previous mayor of Şişli.OctAREADoğu PerinçekVP5.0 81.413.6 −76.4President and presidential candidate of Patriotic Party (VP).AugAREAAbdullah GülIND22.4 62.415.2 −40.0 Previous president of Turkey.MarMetroPOLLAbdullah GülIND34.4 54.910.8 −20.5MarMetroPOLLTunç SoyerCHP27.3 43.029.7 −15.7 Mayor of İzmir.MarMetroPOLLPervin BuldanHDP12.0 59.528.5 −47.5 Co-chairpeople of HDP.MarMetroPOLLMithat SancarHDP7.1 54.938.0 −47.82020DecAREAAbdullah GülIND10.6 83.26.2 −72.6 Previous president of Turkey.DecAREADoğu PerinçekVP2.1 90.37.5 −88.2President and presidential candidate of Patriotic Party (VP).DecMetroPOLLTunç SoyerCHP31.4 50.817.8 −19.4 Mayor of İzmir.DecMetroPOLLAbdullah GülIND24.5 68.37.2 −43.8 Previous president of Turkey.2019

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