İmamoğlu leaves his mark on poll conducted in 30 metropolitan cities

DİEN Research has shared the results of its nationwide election poll in Turkey with the public.

In the survey, which was completed between September 24-29, 2024, through face-to-face interviews with 12,688 people in 30 metropolitan cities, quotas for age, education, gender, and occupation were applied.

In the survey, participants were asked the question, "If the presidential election were held this Sunday, who would you consider voting for?"

According to the results, the name of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who had previously lagged behind Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş and AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in polls conducted by different companies, has come to the fore.

The responses given to the question using the multiple-answer technique are as follows:

Ekrem İmamoğlu: 57.8 percent

Mansur Yavaş: 48.5 percent

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: 40.2 percent

Selahattin Demirtaş: 15.7 percent

Özgür Özel: 14.2 percent

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: 12.7 percent

Devlet Bahçeli: 7.2 percent

Ümit Özdağ: 5.7 percent

Fatih Erbakan: 5.3 percent

Ali Babacan: 3.8 percent

Ahmet Davutoğlu: 2.1

Undecided: 26.4 percent

Others: 8.6 percent

No Opinion: 7.1 percent

According to the responses given to the question, "Which of the following characteristics would you like a presidential candidate to represent?", there is a demand for a leader who embraces all segments of society, is young, democratic, and Kemalist for the presidency.

As for the question of which candidate is more "Kemalist," the gap between Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş and the other candidates was found to be quite high.

When asked which candidate was more "democratic," the vast majority of participants pointed to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

When asked which candidate was more "conservative," AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan came out ahead in the research.

When asked which candidate is more of a "Turkish nationalist," Mansur Yavaş emerged as the leader in the research.

When asked which candidate was more "social democratic," Ekrem İmamoğlu came out ahead in the research.

When asked which candidate is more of a "conservative democrat," Ekrem İmamoğlu came out ahead in the research.

When asked which candidate was more "liberal," Ekrem İmamoğlu came out ahead in the research.

When asked which candidate was more "inclusive of all segments," Ekrem İmamoğlu also came out ahead in the research.