Result from 'economy' poll that will make Erdoğan think: Even AKP voters do not trust it

Striking data regarding economic policies emerged in the public opinion poll commissioned by the AKP in June. The survey asked voters about their confidence in economic management, the steps that should be taken to combat inflation, and their year-end inflation expectations.

CITIZENS WANT PUBLIC SPENDING CUTS

According to a report by Besti Karalar from Ekonomim, 35.5 percent of participants in the study pointed to "production-boosting incentives" as the priority step in the fight against inflation. This option was followed by "cutting public spending" at a rate of 31.6 percent.

The rate of those suggesting adjustments to tax policies was 17.9 percent, while the rate of those wanting interest rates to be increased was 9.1 percent. In the survey, the rate of those advocating for interest rate cuts drew attention at 1.3 percent.

CONFIDENCE IN ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT HAS DECREASED

In the section of the survey where confidence in economic management was measured, the rate of those saying "I do not trust" was determined to be 29.2 percent, and the rate of those saying "I do not trust at all" was 26 percent.

The rate of those saying "I neither trust nor distrust" was 19.9 percent, and the rate of those saying "I trust" was 20.8 percent.

The rate of those who answered "I trust very much" remained at only 4.1 percent.

When the average confidence score is examined, the value, which was 2.57 in May 2025, fell to 2.48 in June 2025, revealing a decline in citizens' confidence in economic management.

CONFIDENCE RATES OF AKP AND MHP VOTERS

When confidence in economic management is broken down by party, 45.9 percent of AKP voters answered "I trust," and 8.6 percent answered "I trust very much."

In the same voter group, the rate of those saying "I do not trust" was 15.8 percent, and the rate of those saying "I do not trust at all" was 9.5 percent. Thus, 25.3 percent of AKP voters declared that they do not trust the economic management.

While 24.2 percent of MHP voters stated that they trust the economic management, 27.5 percent expressed that they do not trust it.

The confidence rate among CHP voters, the main opposition party, was 8.7 percent.

It was measured at 10.7 percent among DEM Party voters.

CITIZENS' YEAR-END INFLATION FORECAST

In the study, participants were also asked about their year-end inflation expectations. The responses revealed that a large segment of society expects high inflation to continue:

18.1 percent: Inflation will remain below 24 percent at the end of the year

20.4 percent: Inflation will be in the 25-30 percent range

14.8 percent: Inflation will be in the 31-35 percent range

10.9 percent: Inflation will be in the 36-40 percent range

35.8 percent: Inflation will exceed 41 percent

The data showed that more than a third of society believes that inflation will exceed 41 percent by the end of the year. This reveals that, along with the loss of confidence in economic management, the public's economic expectations for the future are also weak.