Morale Index

SUMMARY

This section tracks monthly trends in society's expectations of crisis, individuals' 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 three months?
• Do you anticipate any economic hardship in your own life in the next three months?
• Do you think the country is currently in an economic crisis?

Expectations of an economic crisis fell by 1 point this month, while expectations of individual economic hardship rose by 2 points. Four out of five people in society believe that Turkey is currently in an economic crisis.

Four out of every five individuals in society believe that Turkey is currently in an economic crisis, while two out of every three expect an economic crisis. This month, the severity of individual economic hardship increased and the expectation of an economic crisis decreased, while the steady decline in crisis expectations among AK Party voters also continued.