This turkish survey is even more shocking!
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1089253.htmlStudy: 64% of Turks don't want Jewish neighbors
By News Agencies
Tags: Turkey, Milliyet, Israel News
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.
"A majority of Turks still want EU membership, but a larger majority has very serious doubts about the EU's intentions towards Turkey," Esmer said.
One out of four Turks thinks Turkey is either already a full member of the EU or is unsure of its status, he said. Turkey has in fact been an official candidate for EU membership for 10 years and has completed only one of the 35 'chapters' in the accession process.
Sixty-two percent of Turks said religion was their priority, followed by 17 percent who said secularism was. Democratization was the top priority for 15 percent, followed by smaller numbers who cited ethnic identity and financial gain.
"The main issue for Turks is religion and secularism," Esmer said.
About 18 percent of respondents said they felt discriminated against, the highest rate in Europe, Esmer said. Still, most respondents felt that religious and ethnic diversity enriched life, rather than threatened national unity, he said.
The survey is based on interviews with 1,715 people selected randomly from 34 cities between April 12 and May 3. No margin of error was given.
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