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SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SITUATION IN
TURKEY DAVOS CRISIS -JANUARY
2009- RESEARCH TEAM Prof. Dr. Özer SENCAR
Dr. Sitki YILDIZ MetroPOLL Strategic ve Social
Research Centre Cinnah Street 67/ 18 Çankaya-
ANKARA Phone [phone] Fax [phone]
90 e-mail info_at_metropoll.com.tr www.metropoll.co
m.tr
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GOALS

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• The goal of the survey is to find out how the
  heated debate at the World Economic Forum (WEF)
  in Davos over Israel's offensive in the Gaza is
  perceived by the Turkish public.

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METHOD

• The poll was conducted at Jan. 30 by telephone
  among a random national sampling of 1002 adults
  residing in cities, towns and villages.
• The margin of error for the overall poll is 3
  percentage points, at a 95 percent confidence
  level.

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SAMPLE
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SAMPLE
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OPINIONS ABOUT DAVOS
Did you approve or disapprove of the remarks of
Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdogan and the
policies pursued by the Turkish government during
Israels Gaza offensive?
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OPINIONS ABOUT DAVOS
How do you perceive PM Erdogans walkout during
the WEF session in Davos?
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OPINIONS ABOUT DAVOS
Was PM Erdogans angrily leaving a debate at the
WEF in favor of or against Turkey?
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OPINIONS ABOUT DAVOS
Did Erdogans move and discourse against the
Israeli assaults in Gaza increase the current
wave of hostility against Jews?
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OPINIONS ABOUT DAVOS
How will PM Erdogans walkout during the WEF
session after exchanging harsh remarks with
Israeli President Shimon Peres influence ties
between Turkey and Israel?
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RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGANS IMAGE
All things considered, do you approve of Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogans overall job
performances?
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RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGANS IMAGE
All things considered, do you approve of Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogans overall job
performances? (Between December 2007 and January
2009)
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RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGANS IMAGE
What do you think about the overall discourse of
PM Erdogan?
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RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGANS IMAGE
Mark the box that you agree with on assessing
Erdogan
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RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGANS IMAGE
Mark the box that you agree with on assessing
Erdogan (December 2007 January 2009 Comparison
)
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RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGANS IMAGE
All things considered, how would you rate the
overall performance of Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan between 1 and 10?
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RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGANS IMAGE
All things considered, how would you rate the
overall performance of Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan between 1 and 10? (December 2007
June 2008 - January 2009 Comparison )
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POLITICAL SITUATION
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POLITICAL SITUATION

• If parliamentary elections were held today,
• which party would you vote for?
• (Between April 2008 - January 2009 Comparison )

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DEMOGRAPHIC PROPERTIES OF THE SAMPLE