New Pew research study shows which countries are least favorable for Turks

[Charon 2]

As U.S. and Western-led airstrikes continue to target Islamic State fighters for control of the Syrian-Turkish border town of Kobane, questions have been raisedabout the U.S. and Turkey’s 60-year alliance. But even prior to the Islamic State’s push there, Turks have held decidedly negative views of the U.S. going back over a decade, and, additionally, do not much like other foreign powers either.

Since we began polling the Turkish peoplein 2002, shortly after the 9/11 attacks, never have more than three-in-ten said they have a favorable view of the U.S. But anti-Americanism really spiked in the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq War, when 83% of Turks held a negative view of America. Today, only 19% in Turkey like the U.S., while nearly three-quarters (73%) share a dislike of their NATO ally. (Unfortunately, we do not have comparable data for American views of Turkey).

But in and end with the U.S. On balance, around two-thirds or more Turks express unfavorable views of the European Union, China, Brazil, Russia, Iran and Israel. Turks even dislike Saudi Arabia (53% unfavorable and, notably, the highest favorability percentage (26%) among all countries we asked about). The people of Turkey also hold negative views toward NATO specifically (70% dislike the organization). In fact, it is hard to find any country or organization the Turkish people really like, except, of course, Turkey itself. According to our spring 2012 poll, 78% of Turks said they had a favorable view of their country.

However, along with distaste for foreign allies, Turks also reject extremist groups and their tactics. Although we do not have measurements of Turkish opinion of the Islamic State, 85% in Turkey have a negative opinion of its al Qaeda forbearer, with similarly poor views of other extremist groups like Hamas (80%) and Hezbollah (85%). Additionally, a majority of Turkish Muslims, who comprise 98% of the population, say suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilian targets are never justified (58%).

Despite the negative inclinations of the Turkish public toward world powers, roughly half the public (53%) in Turkey still wants to join the European Union. And while many in Turkey remain unhappy with national conditions, there has been a substantial increase in overall life satisfaction there since 2002.

The Turkish people don’t look favorably upon the U.S., or any other country, really | Pew Research Center

 

[Arya Desa]

LOL why all the hate? Iranians hate turks though, every single Iranian I have met has told me that turks are "snakes" or "untrustworthy" or "stupid". Why do they feel like that?

 

[Charon 2]

LOL why all the hate? Iranians hate turks though, every single Iranian I have met has told me that turks are "snakes" or "untrustworthy" or "stupid". Why do they feel like that?

I really don't understand why the Turks who were asked in this study even dislike Brazil. They never did anything against us.

As for many Iranians and their hatred against Turks the case is clear: They fear a seperatist movement of 20-25 million Azeris in Iranian Azerbaijan. Many Persians also don't want to look in history books about Iran after the downfall of the Samanids as the country was literally ruled mainly by Turkic empires and dynasties since the rise of the Ghaznavids. There was also a 100 year period of Mongol Ilkhanate rule and then the Turkic Timurids gained the power in Iran again. However there were also some Iranian dynasties like the Muzaffarids and the Kurdish Zand dynasty during the time period of 1000-1925 but these dynasties were short-lived and meaningless

 

[FaujHistorian]

As U.S. and Western-led airstrikes continue to target Islamic State fighters for control of the Syrian-Turkish border town of Kobane, questions have been raisedabout the U.S. and Turkey’s 60-year alliance. But even prior to the Islamic State’s push there, Turks have held decidedly negative views of the U.S. going back over a decade, and, additionally, do not much like other foreign powers either.

Since we began polling the Turkish peoplein 2002, shortly after the 9/11 attacks, never have more than three-in-ten said they have a favorable view of the U.S. But anti-Americanism really spiked in the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq War, when 83% of Turks held a negative view of America. Today, only 19% in Turkey like the U.S., while nearly three-quarters (73%) share a dislike of their NATO ally. (Unfortunately, we do not have comparable data for American views of Turkey).

But in and end with the U.S. On balance, around two-thirds or more Turks express unfavorable views of the European Union, China, Brazil, Russia, Iran and Israel. Turks even dislike Saudi Arabia (53% unfavorable and, notably, the highest favorability percentage (26%) among all countries we asked about). The people of Turkey also hold negative views toward NATO specifically (70% dislike the organization). In fact, it is hard to find any country or organization the Turkish people really like, except, of course, Turkey itself. According to our spring 2012 poll, 78% of Turks said they had a favorable view of their country.

However, along with distaste for foreign allies, Turks also reject extremist groups and their tactics. Although we do not have measurements of Turkish opinion of the Islamic State, 85% in Turkey have a negative opinion of its al Qaeda forbearer, with similarly poor views of other extremist groups like Hamas (80%) and Hezbollah (85%). Additionally, a majority of Turkish Muslims, who comprise 98% of the population, say suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilian targets are never justified (58%).

Despite the negative inclinations of the Turkish public toward world powers, roughly half the public (53%) in Turkey still wants to join the European Union. And while many in Turkey remain unhappy with national conditions, there has been a substantial increase in overall life satisfaction there since 2002.

The Turkish people don’t look favorably upon the U.S., or any other country, really | Pew Research Center

I checked out the source.

It does not show whom Turks like the most.

This is just half of the picture.

 

[Max Pain]

LOL why all the hate? Iranians hate turks though, every single Iranian I have met has told me that turks are "snakes" or "untrustworthy" or "stupid". Why do they feel like that?

speaking of Iran, you might also wanna tell us what Iran likes too, last I check Iran also hates many countries,