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The Ankara-based MetroPOLL Strategic and Social Research Center, owned and run by Professor Özer Sencar, conducted a survey on the course of internal and foreign politics in Turkey, reports Turkish Today’s Zaman.
Among other questions the respondents have been asked about Turkey’s relations with foreign countries.
Asked whether the border between Turkey and Armenia should be opened, 50.3 percent responded “no”. More than 27 percent responded “yes” and around 22 percent declined to comment.
While 42.6 percent said the greatest threat to Turkey is posed by the US, 23.7 percent said it is Israel. Israel was followed by Iran with 3 percent, Greece with 2.3 percent, Iraq with 2.1 percent and Russia with 1.7 percent.
The survey also revealed that a clear majority of society supports Turkey’s bid to join the European Union. More than 53 percent said they would vote “yes” if a referendum were held today about Turkey’s aspirations to become a full member to the 27-nation bloc. Over 38 percent said they would vote “no.”
The poll was conducted from Dec. 25 to 29 by telephone among a random national sampling of 1,504 adults residing in cities, towns and villages. The margin of error for the overall poll is 2.5 percentage points, at a 95 percent confidence level.