Morale Index

SUMMARY

The section monitors the monthly trends in society's expectations of the crisis, people's expectations of economic hardship in their own lives and their ability to make ends meet:

• Were you able to make ends meet last month?
• Do you expect an economic crisis in Turkey in the next 3 months?
• Do you expect any economic difficulties in your own life in the next 3 months?

According to February data, expectations of an economic crisis and hardship are observed to have increased across all party voter bases. The group with the highest crisis expectation is DEM Party voters, whereas the lowest is AK Party voters. On the other hand, an increase is observed among those able to make ends meet, alongside a decrease among those struggling. While the proportion of those expecting economic hardship is 70%, the proportion expecting an economic crisis is 66%.