Turks have Paradoxical Opinions About America
12.27.2005
zaman.com
By Suleyman Kurt
Turkish people have paradoxical opinions about the United States, revealed in a questionnaire prepared by the International Strategic Research Center (ISRC).
According to the questionnaire, the US is in first place at 29.8 percent among those countries threatening Turkey's security. Twenty-two percent, however, pointed at the US, in response to the question “who will help Turkey the most if there is a problem.” Other countries seen to be threatening Turkey’s security are Israel with 13 percent and France with 11.4 percent, while the perceived threat emanating from Turkey's two neighbors, Greece and Armenia, was recorded at 7.4 and six percent, respectively.
The number of individuals who accepted the US as a friend fell from 6.1 percent to 3.4. A total of 2,500 people participated in the survey.
Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Japan, and Bosnia are the first five among "friends of Turkey ".
Public support for European Union membership has decreased from 61 percent to 55 and support for the "Turkic world" that has been accepted as an alternative to the EU, increased to 21 percent, while support for the "Islamic World" increased to 11 percent.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
zaman.com
By Suleyman Kurt
Turkish people have paradoxical opinions about the United States, revealed in a questionnaire prepared by the International Strategic Research Center (ISRC).
According to the questionnaire, the US is in first place at 29.8 percent among those countries threatening Turkey's security. Twenty-two percent, however, pointed at the US, in response to the question “who will help Turkey the most if there is a problem.” Other countries seen to be threatening Turkey’s security are Israel with 13 percent and France with 11.4 percent, while the perceived threat emanating from Turkey's two neighbors, Greece and Armenia, was recorded at 7.4 and six percent, respectively.
The number of individuals who accepted the US as a friend fell from 6.1 percent to 3.4. A total of 2,500 people participated in the survey.
Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Japan, and Bosnia are the first five among "friends of Turkey ".
Public support for European Union membership has decreased from 61 percent to 55 and support for the "Turkic world" that has been accepted as an alternative to the EU, increased to 21 percent, while support for the "Islamic World" increased to 11 percent.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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