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May 3, 2011 Tuesday 12:04 PM CET
TURKISH CITIZENS MISTRUST FOREIGNER, OPINION POLL SAYS
ANKARA
(ANSAmed) Turkish citizens maintain unfriendly attitudes toward the
wider world, according to a recent survey conducted by the Political,
Economic and Social Research Foundation, or SETA, as daily Radikal
reports.
The opinion poll revealed many people in Turkey have negative views of
Arabs, Armenians, Jews, Greeks, Russians, and Americans, but views
over Europeans seem to be split, while a certain majority expressed
positive views of Azerbaijanis whose native language is intelligible
to Turks.
According to the research, some 36.6% of participants have a favorable
view of Europeans, while 35% expressed unfavorable sentiments. Some
40% of the younger generation also expressed more favorable views
regarding Europeans, whereas those who were over 61 years of age
tended to have a more negative opinion. On Americans, 64.8% of those
surveyed indicated unfavorable views, with only 13.8% expressing
favorable views. Some 33.2% of those surveyed said they had positive
attitude toward Arabs, up against some 39% who said they had a
negative perception of them. Men also seemed to be slightly more
unfavorable toward Arabs than women, with some 42% of males, as
opposed to 36% of females, expressing negative sentiments regarding
Arabs.
From: A. Papazian
May 3, 2011 Tuesday 12:04 PM CET
TURKISH CITIZENS MISTRUST FOREIGNER, OPINION POLL SAYS
ANKARA
(ANSAmed) Turkish citizens maintain unfriendly attitudes toward the
wider world, according to a recent survey conducted by the Political,
Economic and Social Research Foundation, or SETA, as daily Radikal
reports.
The opinion poll revealed many people in Turkey have negative views of
Arabs, Armenians, Jews, Greeks, Russians, and Americans, but views
over Europeans seem to be split, while a certain majority expressed
positive views of Azerbaijanis whose native language is intelligible
to Turks.
According to the research, some 36.6% of participants have a favorable
view of Europeans, while 35% expressed unfavorable sentiments. Some
40% of the younger generation also expressed more favorable views
regarding Europeans, whereas those who were over 61 years of age
tended to have a more negative opinion. On Americans, 64.8% of those
surveyed indicated unfavorable views, with only 13.8% expressing
favorable views. Some 33.2% of those surveyed said they had positive
attitude toward Arabs, up against some 39% who said they had a
negative perception of them. Men also seemed to be slightly more
unfavorable toward Arabs than women, with some 42% of males, as
opposed to 36% of females, expressing negative sentiments regarding
Arabs.
From: A. Papazian