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STUDY REVEALS 61 PERCENT OF TURKS DON'T WANT REFUGEES IN COUNTRY
Cihan News Agency (CNA)
September 11, 2012 Tuesday
Turkey
ISTANBUL (CIHAN)- A recently released study conducted by the Barem
Research Company and its global collaborator WIN/Gallup International
Association has revealed that 61 percent of Turks do not want refugees
in their country.
With a recent increase in the number of illegal immigrants and of
refugees seeking shelter from unrest in their own countries, or due to
natural disasters, such as earthquakes or famine, Barem Research has
conducted a study titled "The Views of People on Global Immigration"
to determine the way people regard migration across the world.
The study was conducted with the participation of 1,000 people in
Turkey and a total of 50,000 people from 59 countries. According to
the study, 38 percent of people around the globe consider migration
negative and do not like immigrants, while 34 percent of people are
positive about migration.
In Turkey, the perception of migrants is highly negative in terms of
the global figures. According to the study, 61 percent of participants
in Turkey said they did not want refugees in their country, with only
15 percent stating that they would invite migrants into their country.
The remaining 24 percent had no strong positive or negative feelings
about the issue.
However, while Turks proved generally negative about migrants in their
country, they are among the nationalities most prone to migration
themselves. Turkey sends the third-highest volume of migrants to other
countries worldwide, and, considered on a per capita basis, Turkey
is at the top of this list. Over 6.5 million people from Turkey, a
country with a population of over 72 million, live in other countries
around the globe, in particular Germany.
According to data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat),
around 3 million more people entered Turkey to live than left to live
abroad between 2000 and 2011.
The study also reveals that the high rate of migration is largely
due to financial causes. Most migrants leave their countries to
live in another country in order to have access to better economic
opportunities.
Nigeria is the country that is most supportive of migration, the study
suggests, followed by Pakistan and Armenia. Countries least favorable
to global migration are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Turkey.
According to data from the International Migration Research Center
(UGAM), the country that sends the highest number of migrants abroad
is China, with 55 million people living outside the country, followed
by India, with 35 million emigrants. India is followed by Turkey with
6.5 million emigrants.
(Cihan/Today's Zaman) CIHAN
Cihan News Agency (CNA)
September 11, 2012 Tuesday
Turkey
ISTANBUL (CIHAN)- A recently released study conducted by the Barem
Research Company and its global collaborator WIN/Gallup International
Association has revealed that 61 percent of Turks do not want refugees
in their country.
With a recent increase in the number of illegal immigrants and of
refugees seeking shelter from unrest in their own countries, or due to
natural disasters, such as earthquakes or famine, Barem Research has
conducted a study titled "The Views of People on Global Immigration"
to determine the way people regard migration across the world.
The study was conducted with the participation of 1,000 people in
Turkey and a total of 50,000 people from 59 countries. According to
the study, 38 percent of people around the globe consider migration
negative and do not like immigrants, while 34 percent of people are
positive about migration.
In Turkey, the perception of migrants is highly negative in terms of
the global figures. According to the study, 61 percent of participants
in Turkey said they did not want refugees in their country, with only
15 percent stating that they would invite migrants into their country.
The remaining 24 percent had no strong positive or negative feelings
about the issue.
However, while Turks proved generally negative about migrants in their
country, they are among the nationalities most prone to migration
themselves. Turkey sends the third-highest volume of migrants to other
countries worldwide, and, considered on a per capita basis, Turkey
is at the top of this list. Over 6.5 million people from Turkey, a
country with a population of over 72 million, live in other countries
around the globe, in particular Germany.
According to data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat),
around 3 million more people entered Turkey to live than left to live
abroad between 2000 and 2011.
The study also reveals that the high rate of migration is largely
due to financial causes. Most migrants leave their countries to
live in another country in order to have access to better economic
opportunities.
Nigeria is the country that is most supportive of migration, the study
suggests, followed by Pakistan and Armenia. Countries least favorable
to global migration are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Turkey.
According to data from the International Migration Research Center
(UGAM), the country that sends the highest number of migrants abroad
is China, with 55 million people living outside the country, followed
by India, with 35 million emigrants. India is followed by Turkey with
6.5 million emigrants.
(Cihan/Today's Zaman) CIHAN