Kanal İstanbul Study

About the study

This study measures public attitudes towards the Kanal İstanbul project, on which work was expected to begin, and views on its importance and environmental effects, broken down by age, gender, political preference and socioeconomic status.

Key findings

• 42.4% of respondents do not consider the project important, while 33.5% consider it very important or important. 48% of men and 36.8% of women consider the project unimportant.
• 56.9% consider the project environmentally harmful; environmental concerns increase with age (23.9% of the 18–34 age group regard it as harmful from both perspectives).
• 72.2% of CHP voters and 77.2% of İYİ Parti voters consider the project unimportant; MHP voters support the project despite considering it environmentally harmful. There is a marked difference of opinion between the C1-C2 and AB socioeconomic groups.

Methodology

The study was conducted with 1,067 participants across Türkiye, with breakdowns by age, gender, political views and socioeconomic status.