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Turkey SONAR: election polls, forecast accuracy and deviations

SONAR: current voting intention polls in Turkey

Last Poll January 18, 2026

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Polling period: January 14, 2026 – January 18, 2026 Respondents: 2,000

Change from poll on September 1, 2025

CHP
33.4
-3.2
AKP
30.2
-2.5
DEM
9.0
+0.4
MHP
6.7
+0.8
6.1
+0.9
ZP
4.1
-0.3
A
3.7
+1.6
YRP
3.0
+0.3
Other
3.8
+2.0

Previous polls by SONAR

Poll on Respondents CHP AKP DEM MHP İYİ ZP A YRP Other View poll
September 1, 2025 36.6 32.7 8.6 5.9 5.2 4.4 2.1 2.7 1.8
June 30, 2025 36.2 30.9 9.3 7.4 6.3 5.1 2.5 2.3
May 31, 2025 2,341 26.8 30.8 10.7 6.8 6.2 4.1 2.9 11.7
April 30, 2025 36.2 30.6 8.2 7.6 7.2 4.6 3.9 1.7

SONAR at a glance

56 PolitPro Score Rank 9 of 24 in Turkey
Score from 0 to 100 Avg. all polling institutes: 53.4
Avg. deviation in elections

No election comparison yet

Recorded polls
16

Last on January 18, 2026

Deviations from the Election Trend

Party often overestimated Party often underestimated

What is the PolitPro Score for polling institutes?

In the PolitPro Score for polling institutes, we assess the reliability of polling institutes based on their accuracy in elections and their deviation from the Election Trend. Significant deviations in party values compared to the Election Trend lead to deductions, as they can indicate favoritism or disadvantage for parties. The score has a maximum value of 100.

SONAR: which parties does it overstate and understate?

Significant from 20 % of polls
Zafer Partisi
Often rated higher
0 % 58 %
At trend level
42 %
Polls
12
CHP
Deviates in both directions
25 % 56 %
At trend level
19 %
Polls
16
İYİ
Often rated higher
0 % 31 %
At trend level
69 %
Polls
16
AKP
Deviates in both directions
31 % 31 %
At trend level
38 %
Polls
16
MHP
Often rated lower
25 % 13 %
At trend level
63 %
Polls
16
DEM
Often rated lower
42 % 8 %
At trend level
50 %
Polls
12
Anahtar Parti
Too few polls
Fewer than 5 polls – no statement possible
At trend level
Polls
2

How are the data calculated?

The PolitPro Election Trend, which calculates a time-weighted average of current election polls, serves as a reference. A poll value is considered higher/lower if it is more than one percentage point higher/lower than the Election Trend.

SONAR: How accurate were its past election polls?

How do we calculate accuracy in elections?

Accuracy shows how close pre-election polls were to the actual election result. We compare the pre-election polls of the institutes with the actual result of an election. We compare the average deviation of the parties' values and form an average from them. In the calculation, we consider all parties with an election result of 3% and higher. Election polls have a margin of error of 2-3 percentage points. We rate average deviations of up to one percentage point as very good (green), and up to 2 percentage points as good (yellow). Values up to 3 percentage points deviation are rated as ok (orange), but already show significant outliers for some parties. Average deviations of more than three percentage points indicate deficiencies in accuracy and significance and are rated as bad (red).

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