17.10.2026 16:31
In ASAL Research's October 2026 Presidential election poll, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ranked first with 36.3 percent, while Mansur Yavaş reached 22.2 percent and Ekrem İmamoğlu reached 16.0 percent of the vote.
The results of the “Turkey Political Agenda October 2026 Survey” by ASAL Research and Consultancy were shared with the public. In the survey conducted between October 4-10, 2026, with 2,020 people in 28 provinces using the CATI (computer-assisted telephone interviewing) method, voters were asked the question, “If a Presidential election were held this Sunday, which of the names I will read below would you vote for?”
ERDOĞAN IN FIRST PLACE WITH 36.3 PERCENT
According to the survey results, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took first place on the list with a vote share of 36.3 percent.
MANSUR YAVAŞ IS IN SECOND PLACE
On the opposition side, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş took second place with 22.2 percent, while Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was in third place with 16.0 percent. CHP Chairman Özgür Özel reached a vote share of 6.1 percent.
HERE IS THE VOTE DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLITICIANS
The other names and vote shares in the survey were listed as follows:
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: 36.3%
- Mansur Yavaş: 22.2%
- Ekrem İmamoğlu: 16.0%
- Özgür Özel: 6.1%
- Selahattin Demirtaş: 6.0%
- Müsavat Dervişoğlu: 2.8%
- Yavuz Ağıralioğlu: 2.5%
- Fatih Erbakan: 2.2%
- Ümit Özdağ: 2.0%
- Other: 3.9%