Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

BETİMAR Research found striking results in its latest nationwide survey in Turkey. Citizens were asked about the issue of appointed trustees (kayyum), the CHP, İmamoğlu and the positions of CHP figures regarding these developments, MHP leader Bahçeli's call for Öcalan, the opposition's presidential candidate, and voting preferences. Here are those results...

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Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

The reaction of Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç to CHP Chairman Özgür Özel's statements regarding Prosecutor Akın Gürler, stating that "It is no one's right or place to threaten the judiciary," also found support among broad segments of society. It was observed that 52.7% of the survey participants supported Minister Tunç, with 53.6% of CHP voters also expressing support. This rate was 63.3% among AK Party voters and 53.8% among MHP voters.

Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

Within the scope of the research, participants were also asked: Does Turkey need a new civil constitution? While 52% of the participants stated that Turkey needs a new civil constitution, 41.2% stated that it does not. The greatest support for a new constitution came from DEM Party voters at 71.3%, followed by AK Party voters at 59.2%, New Welfare Party (Yeniden Refah Partisi) voters at 58.6%, MHP voters at 57.2%, and CHP voters at 42.8%. The party whose voters had the highest rate of saying no to a new constitution was the Victory Party (Zafer Partisi) at 85.3%. Respectively, 58% of IYI Party voters, 53% of CHP voters, 40.4% of MHP voters, and 30.6% of AK Party voters shared the view that Turkey does not need a new constitution.

Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

When asked for their opinion on the rally held in Esenyurt square with the participation of the DEM Party and various left-wing parties to protest the arrest and removal from office of CHP's Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer, 56.7% of the participants found it wrong. Additionally, 35.8% of CHP voters and 26.7% of DEM Party voters stated that they found it wrong.

Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

If there were a parliamentary general election today, which party would you vote for?

The participants' responses were as follows:

AK PARTY 31.9%

CHP 29.6%

DEM PARTY 8.4%

MHP 7.7%

VICTORY PARTY 6.4%

IYI PARTY 5.7%

NEW WELFARE PARTY 3.5%

KEY PARTY (ANAHTAR PARTİ) 3.4%

WORKERS' PARTY OF TURKEY 1.4%

OTHER 2.0%

Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

The change over the last 5 months has been in the direction of the AK Party's decline continuing, while the CHP has shown an upward trend.

Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

The question asked was, "Who do you think the opposition's presidential candidate should be?" Regardless of party, 39.4% of total participants pointed to Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş, while the rate of those who answered Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu remained at 22.8%. The two mayors were followed by CHP leader Özgür Özel with 5.8%, while former CHP chairman Kılıçdaroğlu and Ümit Özdağ remained at the same rate of 0.5%.

Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

While 40.3% of CHP voters want to see Mansur Yavaş as the presidential candidate, the rate of CHP members who said the presidential candidate should be Ekrem İmamoğlu was 39.9%.

Mansur Yavaş received the support of 32.2% of AK Party voters, 49.2% of MHP voters, 57% of New Welfare Party voters, 40.3% of CHP voters, 70.5% of IYI Party voters, and 87.8% of Victory Party voters, while he received the support of only 10.2% of DEM Party voters.

It is observed that Ekrem İmamoğlu receives his greatest support from DEM Party voters at 60.4% and CHP voters at 39.9%. Furthermore, İmamoğlu received the support of only 9.1% of AK Party voters.

Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

To the question, "Do you think the terrorist organization PKK will lay down its arms with the call of terrorist organization leader Öcalan?" 76.3% of the participants answered "No, they will not," while 13.9% answered "Yes, they will." While 34.7% of DEM Party voters expressed the opinion that the PKK would not lay down its arms with Öcalan's call, the rate of those who believe this call will find a response in the terrorist organization was 47.4%.

Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

Within the scope of the research, the early election call made by CHP Leader Özgür Özel at the Esenyurt Rally was also asked. While 50.7% of the participants stated that they did not support the early election call, the rate of those who supported it remained at 43.4%. While CHP, IYI Party, DEM, and Victory Party voters supported the early election demand, the early election demand did not find a response among the voters of the New Welfare Party, the surprise party of the last elections.

Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

Participants were also asked about Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's words: "You will not be able to bend this wrist, which you could not bend in the elections, by even a millimeter with trustees and bans. I will deal with you. It is that clear." While the rate of those who stated that they supported İmamoğlu among the total electorate remained at 35.4%, it was observed that 55.1% answered "No, I do not support him." 25.5% of CHP voters, 20.6% of DEM Party voters, and 34.5% of IYI Party voters did not support İmamoğlu.

Revealed in the poll: How did the MHP base respond to Bahçeli's Öcalan call? A striking detail about Mansur Yavaş...

Within the scope of the research, the attitudes of Mansur Yavaş, Tanju Özcan, and Burcu Köksal, who caused controversy and reactions in the opposition wing for not attending the Esenyurt rally, were also asked. While 46.5% of the participants stated that they found their non-attendance at the rally justified and correct, the rate of those who stated they found it wrong was 38.8%. In particular, 52.8% of AK Party voters, 63.9% of MHP voters, 61.3% of New Welfare Party voters, 54.4% of IYI Party voters, and 89.9% of Victory Party voters stated that they found it correct and supported it, while only 34.5% of CHP voters and 36.6% of DEM Party voters stated that they found it correct. The rate of those in the CHP who said "No, I do not find it correct" is 51%.