KONDA Research has been conducting a series of political and social surveys under the name BAROMETRE every month since 2010. In addition to the standard questions on demographic characteristics, political preferences and economic expectations that we regularly ask in each BAROMETRE survey, we also ask questions about the public's perspective on the issues that are on the public agenda at the time and to measure their perceptions and expectations in different areas. The research, which is the basis of this report, the 162nd in the Barometer research series, was conducted on March 8-9, 2025 by face-to-face interviews with 2016 people in their households in 119 neighborhoods and villages of 71 districts, including the central districts of 27 provinces.

In this month's research, we measured current trends in media consumption and following the news. We examined the Turkish society's relationship with television and whether they follow media content, especially TV series and news, on TV or online. RTÜK fines, the most preferred TV channels, primary news source preferences and sources of confirmation were among the topics we covered within the scope of our theme.

In addition to the KONDA March'25 Barometer survey, this content includes the public version of the analysis and evaluations of the research findings conducted on March 24-25, 2025 through the KONDA Mediated Panel following the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu:

• What do you think about the revocation of Ekrem Imamoğlu's diploma?
• What do you think about the corruption allegations against Ekrem İmamoğlu?
  
• What do you think about the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu?
  
• What do you think about the protests that have been going on for a few days?
  
• Did you participate in the presidential primary election organized by the CHP on Sunday?

The research on which this section is based was conducted by KONDA Research and Consulting Inc. for KONDA Barometer subscribers.

The survey was conducted online on March 24-25, 2025 with individuals who agreed to participate in the KONDA Mediated Panel. Age and gender quotas were applied during the data collection process.

The survey analyzed the opinions of 1535 respondents living in 874 different neighborhoods and villages in 71 provinces.

The survey was designed and implemented in order to identify and monitor trends and changes in the preferences of respondents representing Turkey's adult population above the age of 18. The margin of error of the survey findings is +/- 2.5 percent at the 95 percent confidence interval and +/- 3.29 percent at the 99 percent confidence interval.

In this month's survey, we addressed the issue of livelihood. We examined how the society survives in the face of economic bottlenecks, from which sources it generates income, and whether these sources form a pattern of solidarity within the family. We discussed what has been done recently and what is planned to be done in the upcoming period in order to ensure household livelihood. In our survey, we also included the depression index, an index that we have been tracking for 10 years as part of the KONDA Barometer, in an effort to make sense of the mood of the society.

KONDA Research has been conducting a series of political and social surveys under the name BAROMETRE every month since 2010. In addition to the standard questions on demographic characteristics, political preferences and economic expectations that we regularly ask in each BAROMETRE survey, we also ask questions about the public's perspective on the issues that are on the public agenda at the time and to measure their perceptions and expectations in different areas. The research, which is the basis of this report, the 160th in the Barometer research series, was conducted on February 8-9, 2025 by face-to-face interviews with 1881 people in their households in 110 neighborhoods and villages of 70 districts, including the central districts of 25 provinces.

The report themed “Women's Participation in the Labor Force” examines the current situation in women's employment in terms of employed and unemployed women, as well as the pattern of masculine thought patterns regarding working life in the clusters of employed and unemployed women and men. In terms of politics, the preferences of individuals and opinions on the current İmralı meeting and the peace process are analyzed. On the economic side, KONDA Inflation Expectations Survey results, income distribution in Turkey in 2024 and the morale index come to the fore. New Year celebration practices are also among the topics covered.

KONDA Research has been conducting a series of political and social surveys called BAROMETRE every month since 2010. In addition to the standard questions on demographic characteristics, political preferences and economic expectations that we regularly ask in each BAROMETRE survey, we also ask questions about the public's perspective on the issues that are on the public agenda at the time and to measure their perceptions and expectations in different areas. The survey, the 160th in the Barometer research series, was conducted on January 11-12, 2025 by face-to-face interviews with 2551 people in 147 neighborhoods and villages of 97 districts, including the central districts of 30 provinces.

The report, themed "Waiting for 2025", examines individuals' agendas in their own lives, their plans for the coming year, events that made them happy and angry in the past year, and the most prominent events they recall regarding the country's agenda. In politics, preferences and perceptions and attitudes towards regime change in Syria are analyzed. Topics regarding economics include spending expectations and household expenditures, discounts in November and the morale index. National lottery tickets are also covered as a separate topic.

KONDA Research has been conducting BAROMETER, a series of political and social surveys, every month since 2010. In addition to standard questions on demographic characteristics, political preferences and economic expectations that we regularly measure in each BAROMETER survey, we also ask respondents questions to measure the public's perspective on the issues on the current public agenda and their perceptions and expectations on different issues. This report, the 159th in the BAROMETER research series, is based on the field survey conducted on December 7-8, 2024 by face-to-face interviews with 2778 people in their households in 164 neighborhoods and villages of 94 districts including the central districts of 33 provinces.

Perceptions on the regime change in Syria were measured on December 21-22, 2024 by interviewing 2809 people on the KONDA Mediated Panel.

As we leave the year behind, we wanted to take stock of how KONDA Barometer spent the year 2024. Since March 2010, KONDA Barometer has been measuring social undercurrents in addition to political preferences. Since then, KONDA Barometer has covered issues such as the Kurdish issue, the Alevi issue, the secular-religious dichotomy, women's rights, the climate crisis, the migrant/asylum-seeker problem, the earthquake, youth, and aging, in a chart of events consisting of turning points such as the Solution Process, Gezi Park, the Transition to the Presidential System, the July 15 Coup Attempt, the Coronavirus Pandemic and the February 6 Earthquakes.

KONDA Barometer measures how the society reacts to current developments, how these reactions differ among the socio-demographic clusters that make up the society, and whether these reactions produce a social pattern similar to polarization. We have structured our reports based on our research in a way that enables us to thoroughly analyze perceptions, attitudes and expectations towards current developments.

Throughout 2024, we aimed to maintain and improve the quality of the contact provided by our research method, which is based on representative research, trend tracking and face-to-face interviews, and to enrich the content of KONDA Barometer with new models.

We wish you enjoyable reading.

The report themed Overview on the Kurdish Issue also addresses the Palestine issue and the climate crisis, both of which hold significant positions on the public agenda. The section on the Kurdish issue, which has resurfaced in political discussions, presents findings on which actors could play a more influential role in resolving the issue, as well as analyses on how different framings of the topic could contribute to a solution. Additionally, the report includes assessments by Prof. Dr. A. Betül Çelik and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Gürses. The Palestine issue is examined in terms of its impact on domestic politics and the varying attitudes of different segments of society toward the parties involved. Meanwhile, the climate crisis section summarizes this month’s findings from KONDA’s ongoing collaboration with İklim Haber on climate-related research.

From a political perspective, the report analyzes individuals’ party and leadership preferences, President Erdoğan’s performance ratings, voter profiles supporting different presidential candidates, and the strengths and weaknesses of these candidates in response to the question, "Who should govern Turkey?"

Since 2010, KONDA Research has been conducting a monthly series of political and social studies under the name BAROMETER. In each BAROMETER study, in addition to standard questions regularly asked about demographic characteristics, political preferences, and economic expectations, additional questions assess public perceptions and expectations regarding issues on the current agenda. The study forming the basis of the 158th report in the BAROMETER research series was conducted on November 9–10, 2024, through face-to-face interviews with 2,909 individuals in their households across 165 neighborhoods and villages in 87 districts, including provincial centers, in 33 provinces.

The report, published under the theme Household and Work Demographics, is based on the Lifestyles Survey conducted on October 5–6 and 12–13, 2024. The report provides an in-depth examination of household dynamics and changes in Turkey, as well as work demographics. Additionally, it includes data and findings on the political tendencies, preferences, and profiles of the adult population in Turkey, gathered through a field study conducted with an election-focused methodology during the survey period.

The report, published under the theme Perceptions of Syrian Refugees, examines changes in public contact and distance toward refugees by comparing the findings with those of the February 2016 Barometer study conducted on the same topic. Additionally, Yasushi Hazama, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Developing Economies under the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), analyzes the influence of personality types and geographic location on attitudes toward refugees. Meanwhile, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sabahat Çiğdem Bağcı and Duygu Yurt from Sabancı University explore the public’s perceptions of both realistic and symbolic threats posed by refugees and assess the potential for collective action in response. The report also covers political preferences and the moral index.

Since 2010, KONDA Research has been conducting a monthly series of political and social studies under the name BAROMETER. In each BAROMETER study, in addition to standard questions regularly asked about demographic characteristics, political preferences, and economic expectations, additional questions assess public perceptions and expectations regarding issues on the current agenda. The study forming the basis of the 156th report in the BAROMETER research series was conducted on September 7–8, 2024, through face-to-face interviews with 2,750 individuals in their households across 165 neighborhoods and villages in 93 districts, including provincial centers, in 32 provinces.

The report, themed "The Public’s Relationship with the Tax System," explores perceptions of taxation through the dimensions of tax morality and tax justice, drawing on discussions in the literature. It examines the meaning of taxation in society, the types of taxes people are familiar with, their proportional burden on income, perceptions of whether taxes provide adequate returns, and whether the tax system is considered fair.

In addition to standard political topics such as party preference, President Erdoğan’s performance, and discourse analysis of political party leaders, the report also includes public opinions on economic conditions, satisfaction with relevant government policies, spending practices, Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek’s performance, the public savings package, and the increase in the minimum wage. Moreover, it addresses recent high-profile topics such as regulations on stray animals and sacrificial slaughter practices.

KONDA Research has been conducting a monthly series of political and social studies under the BAROMETER name since 2010. In each BAROMETER study, in addition to standard questions on demographics, political preferences, and economic expectations, additional questions are included to measure public perceptions and expectations regarding current issues. The research underlying the 155th BAROMETER report was conducted through face-to-face interviews with 2,579 individuals in their households on July 6-7, 2024, across 157 neighborhoods and villages in 93 districts of 27 provinces, including metropolitan centers.

The report, themed "Society's Psychological Well-Being," examines anger and aggression levels within society, as well as individuals' experiences of anger. It also covers topics such as holiday plans, passport and visa ownership, the analysis of political leaders' speeches, and the morale index.

Since 2010, KONDA Research has been conducting a series of political and social studies under the BAROMETER name on a monthly basis. Each BAROMETER study includes regularly asked questions on demographic characteristics, political preferences, and economic expectations, along with additional questions aimed at measuring public opinion on current issues and various perceptions and expectations in different fields.The research for the 154th edition of the Barometer series was conducted on June 1-2, 2024, through face-to-face interviews with 2,735 people in 166 neighborhoods and villages across 102 districts in 25 provinces.

With the theme of “Health and Nutrition”, the report examines the eating and drinking habits of the society, the desire/need to gain or lose weight, the view of obesity, the perception of weight and weight loss through the impact of social media, the use of medication and supplements and chronic diseases, and sports habits through the frequency of sports. The report includes political preferences on politics, Erdoğan's report card, speech analysis of political party leaders, Prof. Dr. Hasan Kirmanoğlu's analysis on the explanation of economic voting in voting preference. As a current issue, on the occasion of the Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin's announcement of the new curriculum named “Turkey's Century Education Model”, the state of education in the country is analyzed in detail. In addition to analyzing the level of education, the types of high schools and universities graduated from and the jobs held by individuals are also analyzed.

KONDA Research has been conducting a series of monthly political and social surveys called BAROMETRE since 2010. In addition to the standard questions on demographic characteristics, political preferences and economic expectations that we regularly ask in every BAROMETER survey, we also ask questions to measure the public's perspective on the issues that are on the public agenda at the time and their perceptions and expectations in different areas. The research, which is the 153rd in the Barometer research series, was conducted on May 4-5, 2024 in 171 neighborhoods and villages of 100 districts, including the central districts of 28 provinces, by face-to-face interviews with 2826 people in their households.

“With the theme ”Local Election Evaluations and Voter Behavior", the report examines the voting behavior of the Turkish society after the local elections of March 31, 2024, the perception of winners and losers, the scorecard grades they gave to the political leaders for their work during the election process, their election evaluations, and their feelings and expectations after the elections.  The report also includes sections on general politics, speech analysis of political party leaders, fasting during Ramadan and morale index.

KONDA Research has been conducting a series of political and social surveys called BAROMETER every month since 2010. In addition to the standard questions on demographic characteristics, political preferences and economic expectations that we regularly ask in each BAROMETER survey, we also ask questions about the public's perspective on the issues that are on the public agenda at the time and to measure their perceptions and expectations in different areas. The survey, the 152nd in the Barometer research series, was conducted on April 5-7, 2024 in 183 neighborhoods and villages of 109 districts, including the central districts of 28 provinces, by face-to-face interviews with 2920 people in their households.

With the theme “Local Politics and Urban Issues”, the report examines the factors determining the voting preferences of the Turkish society in local elections, their perceptions and attitudes towards local governments, and their thoughts on urban transformation and earthquakes. In addition, the rapid change in Turkish society in the last 15 years is revealed based on the demographic questions included in every Barometer survey. Among urban issues, disaster studies, urban transformation, the soundness of buildings, and the awareness of policies and projects related to urban transformation are covered, with a special focus on Istanbul. In addition, general political preferences and speech analyses of politicians are also analyzed. As a current issue, Alper Gezeravcı's views on space travel and investment and savings practices and instruments such as stocks and gold are also covered.

KONDA Research has been conducting a series of monthly political and social surveys called BAROMETER since 2010. In addition to the standard questions on demographic characteristics, political preferences and economic expectations that we regularly ask in each BAROMETER survey, we also ask questions to measure the public's perspective on the issues on the public agenda at the time and their perceptions and expectations in different areas. The research, which is the basis of this report, the 150th in the Barometer research series, was conducted face-to-face with 2844 people in 215 neighborhoods and villages in 100 districts, including the central districts, of 29 provinces on January 27-28, 2024.

With the theme of “Representations of Conservative-Modern Relations”, this report aims to understand the socio-demographic fault lines in Turkey with reference to television series such as “Kızıl Goncalar” and “Kızılcık Şerbeti” and covers the representations of conservatives and moderns in the media, social distances and tensions. The report also includes different sections such as general politics, Erdoğan's report card grade, expectations from a political government, findings on positioning on the right-left scale, speech analysis of political party leaders, and Prof. Dr. Hasan Kirmanoğlu's observations on voters outside the polarization. In addition, there are analyzes on New Year celebration practices and income distribution in 2023.

KONDA Research has been conducting a series of political and social surveys called BAROMETER every month since 2010. In addition to the standard questions on demographic characteristics, political preferences and economic expectations that we regularly ask in each BAROMETER survey, we also ask questions about the public's perspective on the issues that are on the public agenda at the time and to measure their perceptions and expectations in different areas. The survey, the 149th in the Barometer research series, was conducted on January 6-7, 2024 in 198 neighborhoods and villages of 97 districts, including the central districts of 27 provinces, by face-to-face interviews with 3018 people in their households.

The report, themed “Satisfaction Index”, measures people's individual and national satisfaction. The report also analyzes the most popular online purchases during the November sales.

KONDA Research has been conducting a series of political and social surveys called BAROMETRE every month since 2010. In addition to the standard questions on demographic characteristics, political preferences and economic expectations that we regularly ask in each BAROMETRE survey, we also ask questions to measure the public's perspective on the issues on the public agenda at that time and their perceptions and expectations in different areas. The research, which is the 148th in the Barometer research series, was conducted on December 2-3, 2023 by face-to-face interviews with 2884 people in their households in 175 neighborhoods and villages of 101 districts, including the central districts of 29 provinces.

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