What are the polling numbers for İmamoğlu and Kurum in Istanbul?

As Turkey heads toward local elections, political parties continue to announce their mayoral candidates.

CHP'S CANDIDATE İMAMOĞLU

Istanbul is at the top of the list of cities where the local elections are most anticipated. The CHP has nominated the incumbent Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu as its candidate for the March elections.

AKP'S CANDIDATE KURUM

AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced Murat Kurum as the IMM candidate yesterday (January 7) at the candidate introduction launch held at the Haliç Congress Center.

İMAMOĞLU AND KURUM POLLS

According to a report by T24, while the outcome of the race between the two figures is awaited with curiosity, the results of election polls conducted for Istanbul by public opinion research companies have once again come to the fore.

METROPOLL

According to MetroPoll's December research, citizens were asked what the result would be if İmamoğlu and Kurum were to compete.

İmamoğlu receives 48.2 percent, while Kurum receives 33.9 percent. 17.9 percent say they have "no opinion."

84.2 percent of Good Party (İYİ Party) supporters and 75 percent of DEM Party supporters say they would vote for İmamoğlu.

6.1 percent of Good Party supporters and 2.7 percent of DEM Party supporters state they would vote for Kurum.

SONAR

Last month, Sonar asked an open-ended question: "Who would you like to see as the IMM Mayor after the local elections?" 31 percent said İmamoğlu, while 6.7 percent said Kurum.

İmamoğlu's recognition rate was 93.7 percent, while Kurum's was 67.8 percent.

While 51 percent of participants found İmamoğlu suitable for the IMM presidency, this rate was 36.9 percent for Kurum.

OPTİMAR

According to Optimar's November research, İmamoğlu receives 48.8 percent and Kurum receives 30.2 percent. Those who say they would not vote for either are at 20.9 percent.