It was founded in 1986 by Tarhan Erdem, a former Minister of Industry and Technology in the centre-left minority government of Bülent Ecevit in 1977.

Since March 2010, KONDA has compiled monthly 'barometers' that consist of public opinion polls conducted within a sample between 1,800 and 3,600.

Their last opinion poll before the June 2015 general election came close to capturing the eventual result.

[3][4] KONDA president Tarhan Erdem was a former politician and government minister from the Republican People's Party (CHP), having served briefly as the Minister of Industry and Technology in the centre-left minority government of Bülent Ecevit between June and July 1977.

He later resigned from the CHP and was perceived to have close relations with the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP), which took power in 2002.