Channel Istanbul Poll Result ..! Citizen Doesn't Want

Artıbir Research Company surveyed about Kanal Istanbul, 72.4 percent of the respondents opposed the construction of Kanal Istanbul.

Artibir Research Company announced the results of its research on Kanal Istanbul. Accordingly, 72.4 percent of the respondents opposed the construction of Kanal Istanbul. Commenting on the results of the research, Research General Manager Hüseyin Çalışkaner said that if a referendum is held for Kanal Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğluHe argued that he would win by a large margin.

Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Ekrem İmamoğluHe said that if necessary, a referendum could be held for Kanal Istanbul. Making a statement on the subject, AKP Group Deputy Chairman Naci Bostancı said that the referendum was not on their agenda. In the research carried out in Istanbul on 26-27 December, 500 people were interviewed by phone and asked, “Do you think the Kanal Istanbul project should be done?” question was posed.

While 72.4 percent of the respondents opposed the construction of Kanal Istanbul, 21.2 percent answered yes. 6.4 percent of the participants said "I have no idea". Considering the results of the research, Artıbir Research General Manager Hüseyin Çalışkaner stated that the people of Istanbul are against Kanal Istanbul and said, "It seems very difficult for the AK Party to convince the public about Kanal Istanbul." Caliskaner, if a referendum is held for Kanal Istanbul in Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğluHe argued that he would win by a large margin.