{"id":13800,"date":"2014-10-31T10:20:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T15:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/the-turkish-people-dont-look-favorably-upon-the-u-s-or-any-other-country-really\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:20:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:20:21","slug":"the-turkish-people-dont-look-favorably-upon-the-u-s-or-any-other-country-really","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2014\/10\/31\/the-turkish-people-dont-look-favorably-upon-the-u-s-or-any-other-country-really\/","title":{"rendered":"The Turkish people don\u2019t look favorably upon the U.S., or any other country, really"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2014\/07\/30\/turks-divided-on-erdogan-and-the-countrys-direction\/#negative-views-of-eu-u-s-and-nato\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f6f5f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f6f5f2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"315\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/10\/FT_Turkey.US_.png?resize=409,315 409w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-25530 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/10\/FT_Turkey.US_.png\" alt=\"Turks Views of U.S.\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As U.S. and Western-led airstrikes continue to target Islamic State fighters for control of the Syrian-Turkish border town of Kobane, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/for-turkey-and-us-at-odds-over-syria-a-60-year-alliance-shows-signs-of-crumbling\/2014\/10\/29\/9fa07c49-0546-4afd-b6ad-cf6fa70e7fe4_story.html?hpid=z1\">questions have been raised<\/a> about the U.S. and Turkey\u2019s 60-year alliance. But even prior to the Islamic State\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since we began polling <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2014\/07\/30\/turks-divided-on-erdogan-and-the-countrys-direction\/\">the Turkish people<\/a> in 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).\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/10\/FT_Turkey.World_.png\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ece1cd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ece1cd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"332\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/10\/FT_Turkey.World_.png?resize=300,332 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-25534 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/10\/FT_Turkey.World_.png\" alt=\"Turks Views of Other Countries\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Turkish distaste for foreign powers does not begin 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2012\/07\/10\/most-muslims-want-democracy-personal-freedoms-and-islam-in-political-life\/\">spring 2012 poll<\/a>, 78% of Turks said they had a favorable view of their country.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2014\/07\/01\/concerns-about-islamic-extremism-on-the-rise-in-middle-east\/\">extremist groups<\/a> like Hamas (80%) and Hezbollah (85%). Additionally, a majority of Turkish Muslims, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalreligiousfutures.org\/countries\/turkey#\/?affiliations_religion_id=0&amp;affiliations_year=2010&amp;region_name=All%20Countries&amp;restrictions_year=2012\">who comprise 98% of the population<\/a>, say <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2014\/07\/01\/concerns-about-islamic-extremism-on-the-rise-in-middle-east\/#suicide-bombing\">suicide bombing<\/a> and other forms of violence against civilian targets are never justified (58%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2014\/10\/30\/people-in-emerging-markets-catch-up-to-advanced-economies-in-life-satisfaction\/\">substantial increase<\/a> in overall life satisfaction there since 2002.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since we began polling the Turkish people in 2002, never have more than three-in-ten held a favorable view of the U.S. 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