# 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).

### 2022

| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | | | | Net |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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.
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | | | | Net |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion | Net |
| 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 |
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | Politician | Party | Approve | Disapprove | No Opinion | Net | Notes |
| 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 | Leader of Party of Change in Turkey (TDP) and previous mayor of Şişli. |
| 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 | Previous president of Turkey. |
| 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 | Co-chairpeople of HDP. |
| 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 |||||||||