Aus Haaretz: Eine Untersuchung der türkischen Tageszeitung Milliyet bringt zutage, dass Israel das unbeliebteste Land in der Türkei ist. Zwei Drittel der Türken wollen keine jüdischen Nachbarn. Aber Christen wollen auch schockierende 52 Prozent nicht neben sich wohnen wissen.
Trotzdem möchten 57 Prozent der Türken, dass ihr Land in die EU kommt.
Nach diesen Zahlen würde ich meinen: Way to go, Baby!
Zitat:
A new study published in a Turkish newspaper Sunday said 64 percent of Turks would not want Jewish neighbors.
The study also suggested Turks had a low tolerance for diverse lifestyles in general, as three in four respondents said they would not want to live next to an atheist or anyone drinking alcohol.
The study by Istanbul’s Bahcesehir University was meant to gauge radicalism and extremism in Turkey.
Results published in Sunday’s Milliyet also stated that 52 percent would not want Christian neighbors, 67 would not want to live next to an unmarried couple and 43 percent would not want American neighbors.
Religious extremism and nationalism have remained level in Turkey this decade, although anti-Israeli sentiment was on the rise, said Yilmaz Esmer, a professor of political science at Bahcesehir who led the study.
Israel is the most unpopular foreign country, followed by Armenia and the United States, the study revealed. Israel is also seen as most responsible for the world’s problems, followed by U.S. and EU policies, according to the survey.
A majority of Turks support their government’s bid to join the European Union, the study revealed, but most say the bloc views it with prejudice because Turkey is a Muslim nation.
Three out of four Turks believe the EU is trying to divide Turkey and 81 percent believe the bloc’s goal is to spread Christianity, said the study.
Despite this, 57 percent want full EU membership for Turkey.