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Erdoğan Leads, İmamoğlu Excluded in Poll of Turkish Politicians

Published January 23, 2026, 13:08
Erdoğan Leads, İmamoğlu Excluded in Poll of Turkish Politicians

A recent poll by the ORC polling company, considered close to the ruling AKP party in Turkey, showed that President Erdoğan remains the most popular political leader, garnering 42.5% positive opinions. He is followed by the leader of the main opposition party, Özgür Özel, with 36.8%, and the leader of the far-right party, Devlet Bahçeli, with 23.1%. Notably, Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul and a prominent figure in the opposition, was not included in the survey. This omission has been highlighted by analysts as a methodological limitation that may affect the accuracy of the results.