Opinion polls in Turkey

Opinion polls in Turkey (Turkish: anketler) are conducted by several companies which vary in terms of political affiliations and sampling techniques. They usually conduct polls in relation to voting intentions of the electorate during elections. Results of such polls tend to vary widely, usually due to political bias and alleged manipulation.[1] In some cases, such as during the 2014 presidential election held on 10 August, they have been criticised for their inaccuracy.[2][3][4] The leader of the KONDA polling company issued an apology for their inaccuracy on 15 August 2014.[5] On a notable occasion on 17 March 2014, just before the local elections, a poll conducted by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) put the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in the lead.[6] This poll, like several others conducted before the local elections, did not reflect the outcome of the vote, which again put the verifiability of Turkish opinion polls in doubt.

List of polling companies

A list of major polling companies in Turkey is as follows. Alleged affiliations and history is also listed.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

CompanyFormationOwnersAlleged affiliationsNotes
A&G1997Tarhan Erdem (owner)
Adil Gür (Manager)		Doğan Holding newspapersCritical of the opposition CHP and its former leader Deniz Baykal, despite Gür's social democratic ties, after Erdem (former Minister of Industry and Technology under Bülent Ecevit) left the party.
ANAR1998Beşir AtalayJustice and Development Party (AKP)Founder Beşir Atalay is an AKP Member of Parliament, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior.
Andy-AR1999Faruk AcarJustice and Development Party (AKP)
Denge-Hasan Basri YıldızJustice and Development Party (AKP)Yıldız has worked with AKP leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since the latter entered politics. The company's secretary is AKP İstanbul Member of Parliament Zeynep Karahan Uslu. Works as a private polling company for the AKP.
Estima2010Hasan TanlaRepublican People's Party (CHP)Owner Hasan Tanla is the son of CHP Member of Parliament Bülent Tanla, usually works for Vatan. Formerly known as Piar Gallup.
GENAR1997see notesUnknownLargely owned by academics. Managers include Hüsrev Hatemi, Ümit Meriç, Nilüfer Narlı, Davut Dursun, İlber Ortaylı, Haluk Şahin, Εdibe Sözen and Arus Yumul.
Gezici2003Murat Gezici
Uğur Dündar[13]		Republican People's Party (CHP)Known for its Kemalist and Social democratic political orientation.
KAMAR1987Murat DoğanRepublican People's Party (CHP)Founded by Emre Κongar, who left the company in 1991. Published Bülent Τanla's analyses at one point.
Konda1986Tarhan Εrdem
Bekir Ağırdır		Justice and Development Party (AKP)Has alleged links with the AKP, with high poll results for AKP leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan drawing criticism in the 2014 presidential election.[14] Tarhan Εrdem, who also founded A&G, has quit the CHP.
Konsensus2001Murat SarıJustice and Development Party (AKP) (former)Conducts opinion polls mostly for Habertürk, moved away from the AKP after the 2013–14 protests in Turkey.[15]
MetroPOLL2009Özer SencarJustice and Development Party (AKP) (disputed)Accused of being associated with the AKP after publishing polls in July 2014 vastly in favour of Erdoğan.[16]
Optimar-Hilmi DaşdemirIndependentKnown to be independent, but polling results showing high results for the AKP has resulted in scrutiny.[17][18]
ORC-Mehmet Sefa PostekiJustice and Development Party (AKP)
POLLMARK2003see notesJustice and Development Party (AKP)Founded by İbrahim Dalmış, Ertan Aydın, Yusuf Ziya Özcan, İhsan Dağı, worked for the AKP during the 2014 presidential election.[19] Ertan Aydın works as an advisor to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[20]
SONAR-Hakan BayrakçıRepublican People's Party (CHP)Founder Hakan Bayrakçı was a parliamentary candidate for İstanbul from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in the 1999 general election.
Verso1987Erhan GökselJustice and Development Party (AKP)Founder Erhan Göksel, an AKP supporter, led the company until his death in 2010.[21]

References
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