Survey on Public Perceptions on Europe and the European Union in Turkey

The results of “Public Perceptions on Europe and the European Union in Turkey”, conducted under the oversight of Prof. Mustafa Aydın, Coordinator of the Global Academy and Professor at Kadir Has University, are released.

The fieldwork for “Public Perceptions on Europe and the European Union in Turkey”, which was prepared with the partnership between the International Relations Council of Turkey, Global Academy and the Jean Monnet Chair on Hybrid Threats in the EU and supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s Representation in Turkey, was carried out between August 18 and September 27, 2022, by Akademetre Research and Strategic Planning.

According to the study, conducted through face-to-face interviews with 1.000 people over the age of 18 and living in 26 provinces representative of Turkey, 56.4% believe cooperation with European countries is vital for Turkey’s security, Germany, Italy, and the UK have ranked as the three most trusted European countries.