Wednesday, January 05, 2011

I count on the Turkish people not the Turkish government

"The United States and Israel top the list of countries that Turks see as a threat, according to an opinion poll seen by AFP Wednesday. The survey, conducted by the Ankara-based Metropoll research company last month, found that 42.6 percent saw the United States as "the greatest external threat," with another 23.7% singling out Israel.  Turkey's eastern neighbor Iran ranked third, listed by three percent of the respondents, while another neighbor and traditional rival Greece come fourth with 2.3%...In response to another question, 63.6% said relations with Israel should be frozen, as opposed to 27.9% who said ties should be improved." (thanks Olivia)