According to a recent Pew Research Center study, support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey continues to play a significant role in Turkish public opinion on both internal and foreign issues, with a rise in unfavorable views of the longstanding leader.
According to the May 2023–March 2024 study, 55% of Turkish people had a negative impression of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which is a significant decrease from 2017. According to the findings, people have a generally bad impression of Erdogan and differing views about the national government that he leads.
Featuring 1,049 participants, this study shows a substantial change in popular opinion after Erdoğan was elected to a third term as president in May 2023 and his party lost municipal elections.
According to the report, 55% of Turks currently have negative opinions of Erdoğan, compared to 43% who have positive opinions.
Since 2017, a few months after Erdoğan’s administration escaped a coup attempt, positive sentiment toward him has dropped by 32 percentage points.
Significantly, the percentage of voters who say they have a “very favorable” impression of Erdoğan has also decreased by 27 points, highlighting the electorate’s mounting dissatisfaction.
In a number of areas, the public’s confidence in Erdogan’s government seems to be declining.
About 51% of respondents said they didn’t trust the administration to operate in the best interests of the country, and 53% said they didn’t think the May 2023 elections would be fair.
Religion and age stand out as important determinants of popular opinion. Compared to younger persons (18 to 34), older adults (50 and beyond) are typically more supportive of Erdoğan.
