Table ronde - Behind the Numbers : Polls in Turkey's 2023 General Elections

Intervention en anglais

En hybride

Aydın Erdem (« analyst » chez KONDA (Research & Consultancy) 

The number of polling organizations has skyrocketed in Turkey and their role in shaping the public debate has become prominent. This is particularly true for electoral issues as it has been the case during the 2023 electoral campaign. This event will unravel the way poll institutes are developing their data collection and survey production, shedding light on the methodologies employed. Moreover, we will confront the challenges, limitations, and controversies surrounding polling in the context of Turkey's dynamic political landscape.  

This round-table will provide food for thought for addressing these questions by giving the floor to a key actor of the polling industry: Aydın Erdem, analyst for KONDA (Research & Consultancy). Guided by the organizers who are all akin to the political sociology of contemporary Turkey, this meeting will ensure a much-needed dialogue between researchers and pollsters.

Moreover, this event will introduce the topic of the colloquium "Arguing with Numbers: Quantification and its Socio-political Implications in Contemporary Turkey" that will take place on Thursday 28 and Friday 29, September at IFEA.

Organisateurs: Yohanan Benhaim, Necati Mert Gümüş, Théo Malçok.