How we can judge a country and its people, depends to a large extent by the coverage in the media. This is also true in relation to Turkey. All too often, negative news, and by the colored pet come to the fore. This is no wonder, because the developments in the country on the Bosphorus will give little cause for whitewashing.

it Was in domestic politics, where critics are not tired to complain of slipping into an authoritarian, on the Person of the President of tailored One-man rule. Or in foreign policy where Ankara's aggressive Pretend, sometimes, the limits of international law are violated, as recently in the case of the expansion of the Maritime borders in the Mediterranean sea to the detriment of the EU-members Greece and Cyprus. About the author

Dr. Ronald Meinardus, the office of the Friedrich-Naumann directs the Foundation for freedom in Istanbul. Prior to that, he was head of the regional office for South Asia of the Foundation. Twitter: @Meinardus

Independent polls in Turkey are not, of course,

The demo copy of the Material, to overcome the limitations on the Actions of the Powerful in politics, economy and society. Believe, researchers can literally explore any topic, the mood in the population. Also in Turkey, the opinion polls play a major role: Often they are suffering in mind, however, that the handwriting of the Contracting authority, it is clear that objectivity is not guaranteed.

As a relatively reliable, since independent survey, the "Turkey Trends", the annual of the private Istanbul's Kadir Has University released survey results apply.

This representative survey is a trove of systematic information about the attitudes and opinions of the Turkish population to the major political, economic and social issues. In addition to the consent values for the most important politicians, and a ranking of in the eyes of the population of the Central problems of the country, the survey results are to the Turkish foreign relations and to the attitudes of the population particularly relevant. Turkish Lira / Euro (TRY/EUR) 0,1517 EUR -0,0007 (-0,49%) To remain OTC

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Erdogan at the top

According to the survey, President Erdogan also 2019, the "most successful" Turkish politicians. was Thus, 46 percent of respondents have a positive opinion about the first man in the state. In comparison to the conclusion of 2017, as the Kadir Has researchers for Erdogan obtained a consent rate of 56 percent – this is a significant decline.

The Numbers refer to the political polarisation in Turkey: on the one hand, the pro-Erdogan camp on the other side of the opponent. Because at the end of the day, political elections will decide on the future of the country – here, the Turkey is miles and miles of one-party dictatorships in other Parts of the world away – win fluctuations in approval rates is of considerable importance. Quite apart from the fact that the government is striving with all sorts of illiberal angle moves to weaken your opponent or to cold to put.

on the Decline, only the popularity of the President is not, the Approval ratings for the leader of the main opposition party CHP, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, face down: 29 percent of respondents had a 2019 a positive opinion of the politician, two years previously, this Rate was 35 percent.

In the Wake of the good performance of the opposition parties in the municipal elections of last year, the newly elected mayor of the metropolises of Istanbul and Ankara – both of which belong to the Opposition – to the national (and international) spotlight kicked. The great hope of the Opposition and a possible Challenger to Erdogan's Istanbul mayor is traded Ekrem imamoğlu. About 39 percent of the respondents stated that imamoğlu a good job, the encouragement comes not only from the camp of the CHP supporters.

Significantly better than the abroad, tens of thousands imamoğlu from the Survey for the also to the Opposition counting the mayor of Ankara: 60 percent of the respondents, Mansur Yavas doing a good job. Also in the ranks of the AKP supporters and there is considerable encouragement for the local politician: 32 percent say, the new father of the city of Ankara was doing its Job well.

space for new forces?

After nearly 20 years in Power, busy, busy, busy in the bosom of the Turkish party in government. The deposition phenomena in the guide, and dissensions, and Party start-UPS also employ the pollsters. On the question of whether there is a need of new political parties, nearly twenty percent of the respondents with "Yes". There is therefore a Potential for the party dissidents.

Interestingly, the ideological preferences are. Although a majority of Turks classify themselves as religious, nationalist or conservative, are about 50 per cent, of the opinion that a new party should be established in the "political center," almost 30 percent prefer a new party in the left spectrum.

With the creation of his "future party" the former Prime Minister, and Erdogan critics, Ahmet Davutoglu, already created facts. The founding of a new party by the former Minister of economic Affairs and the ACP-Breakaway – Ali Babacan was only a matter of time stated in the Turkish press. According to the Kadir Has survey can imagine 9 percent of the respondents to choose the party Davutoglus; the corresponding value for Babacan is 8 percent.

in view of the narrow majority in the polarisation of the newly established parties in future elections could be used to tip the scales. But until then, it's a long way. The next elections are scheduled for 2023, when speculation about early elections do not want. With the SCC-exchange of letters next to values, and in the short term and the long term Top return on investment! (Partner quote) Here is an exclusive 30-day free trial!

Hardly any friends in the world

for its part, the aggressive foreign policy has aroused President Erdogan also international attention. According to the study, 29 percent of Turks find that Ankara's foreign policy is successful; however, 33 percent are of the opinion that the policy is not successful. This rather negative assessment fits in to the collective threat perceptions of the population: The great majority of the Turks looks beyond the country's borders against all opponents and enemies and hardly any friends or a Partner. When asked which country, Turkey is threatening, the United States, traditionally the first place. Almost two-thirds of the respondents are of this opinion.

In the list of countries that threaten Turkey in the eyes of the population, follow Israel, the United Kingdom and France. Remarkably, 44 percent of the respondents are Turks, and Turks are of the opinion that Germany, too, pose a threat. The negative value for Germany in 2018, according to the study, even in the case of about 50 percent.

The downside of this collective threat perceptions show the answers to the question to the friends of Turkey: Here Azerbaijan creates it alone to a value of about 50 percent! Germany performs well in this category, with almost 15 percent. Putin's Russia 23 per cent of the Turks for the control of a friendly Nation. From the German point of view this is a miserable result and also a result of the many crises in bilateral relations in recent years.

Finally, a word on the subject of EU membership: 2019 51 percent of the respondents indicated that they were for it; in 2014, the Rate of Pro-EU stood at about 71 percent. If you think that the full membership of Turkey had the chance of a Realization, the answers to just 29 percent with "Yes". Here is a considerable potential for Frustration is showing. This affects, most obviously, the relations with the European head of power in Germany.

The full report is available at the following address in English can be viewed at: //www.mustafaaydin.gen.tr/source/TT2019_ENG.pdf

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