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Turkish citizens warming to NATO and EU as new cold war bites
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ANKARA, 15 April 2022, (TON): A new survey has found that Turkish public opinion is more oriented toward international organizations such as NATO, reflecting a positive stance on the country’s EU membership bid.
The survey, titled “Turkish Perceptions of the European Union” was conducted by the German Marshall Fund of the US with the field study carried out in March by Istanbul-based Infakto Research Workshop across 29 provinces of Turkey through face-to-face interviews with 2,180 people.
The survey revealed that 48 percent of respondents expressed trust in the EU, a rise from the 40 percent who said “the same last year; 39 percent voiced support for NATO, a jump from 32 percent in 2021.”
As a candidate for EU accession for 23 years and as a powerful member of NATO with increasing economic and military dependency on Russia, Turkey is now trying to find a place in the changing European security and political architectures.
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