President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent call to “consolidate the domestic front,” followed by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli’s support for the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) in pursuit of a “terror-free Türkiye” has naturally sparked discussions about future scenarios.

A poll from a public opinion research company close to the opposition was published, showing that the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has once again become the leading party. This research firm has been showing the Republican People's Party (CHP) as the leading party every month since the local elections. However, when the AK Party emerged as the top party in its latest monthly poll, the opposition’s public opinion shapers were infuriated, claiming the poll results did not reflect reality.