ANKARA, Jan 9 More than 62 percent of Turkish people think of Russia a friendly country, while 90 percent see the US as an enemy, these are the results of a study by the Gezici Center, which Ulusal TV cites.
The survey, which took place in 2022, was attended by 2464 people from 24 provinces of Turkey.
The share of those who consider Russia a friend is 62.6 percent. At the same time, 72.8 percent of those polled believe that «good relations should be established with Russia.» When asked about Russia as a friend, 18.3 percent of the respondents answered in the negative, while 8.9 percent of the respondents have no opinion on this matter. At the same time, about 90 percent of the study participants called the US an enemy of Turkey.
According to Murat Gezici, President of the Gezici Research Center, a picture is emerging that Turkish society is «moving further away from the West and trusting Russia more.»
To the question «Does Russia support the Turkish economy?» 68.6 percent of respondents answered in the affirmative, 21.7 percent — in the negative, another 9.7 percent did not have an answer.