Title: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SITUATION IN TURKEY
1- SOCIAL AND POLITICAL SITUATION IN TURKEY
- The Military and Change in Societal Perceptions
- -JULY 2009-
- RESEARCH TEAM
- Prof. Dr. Özer SENCAR Dr. Sitki YILDIZ
- MetroPOLL Strategic ve Social Research Centre
2GOALS
- The main purpose of this survey is to find
out about the publics views regarding a law,
which redefines the authorities of military and
civilian tribunals, a law approved by Parliament
and recently ratified by the president despite
some reservations. The survey also focused on a
number of other issues such as the power of
military courts, the prospect of trial of former
President Kenan Evren and the militarys
interference in the political realm. The publics
satisfaction of the course of their lives and
Turkey was also among the surveys focus. -
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3METHOD
- The poll was conducted from July 10 to 14, 2009
by telephone among a random national sampling of
1297 adults residing in cities, towns and
villages. - The margin of error for the overall poll is 2,75
percentage points, at a 95 percent confidence
level.
4SAMPLE
5SAMPLE
6HAPPINESS IN LIFE
Taking into consideration all the conditions that
you have been living through, to what extent are
you satisfied with your life?
7HAPPINESS IN LIFE
Taking into consideration all the conditions that
you have been living through, to what extent are
you satisfied with your life? (Between May 2008
and July 2009 )
8HAPPINESS IN LIFE
Overall, towards which direction do you think
Turkey is heading? For the better or worse?
9HAPPINESS IN LIFE
Overall, towards which direction do you think
Turkey is heading? For the better or
worse? (Between May 2008 and July 2009)
10AGENDA
Do you think the CHP was sincere in its proposal
for the trying of actors in the Sept. 12, 1980
military coup?
11AGENDA
Do you believe former President Kenan Evren
should be put on trial due to his role in the
Sept. 12, 1980 coup?
12AGENDA
In accordance with a law recently ratified by the
president, civilians will no longer be tried in
military courts. What do you think about this
law?
13AGENDA
In accordance with a law recently ratified by the
president, members of the military will be tried
in civilian courts rather than in military
tribunals on charges of coup plotting, organized
crimes and drug smuggling. What do you think
about this law?
14AGENDA
What do you think about the CHPs move to take
the law, recently ratified by the president, to
the Constitutional Court for annulment?
15AGENDA
Are your views regarding the military negatively
influenced by the fact that some members of the
military are implicated in crimes?
16AGENDA
Do you believe that it is ordinary for the chief
of the General Staff to hold a press conference,
also attended by other army generals, and for
some TV channels to broadcast live this
conference?
17AGENDA
Do you approve of members of the military
expressing their views on political issyes?
18AGENDA
The TSK allows some press organs to follow its
activites while bars some others from doing so.
What do you think about the militarys
accreditation on press organs?
19AGENDA
Do you think there is a group within the military
which is preparing to stage a coup?
20AGENDA
Do you think the military is doing its best to
fight against this group? (This question was
directed solely to those who replied yes to the
question over the existence of a pro-coup group
within the military)
21AGENDA
Do you think the Turkish Armed Forces may stage
another coup?
22AGENDA
Do you think there is tension between the
government and the military (or between civilians
or the military)?
23AGENDA
Do you think Ergenekon prosecutors and judges
conduct their probe free of any outer pressure?
24DEMOGRAPHIC PROPERTIES OF THE SAMPLE
25DEMOGRAPHIC PROPERTIES OF THE SAMPLE