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| The Grand Turk |
| Turks oppose military intervention in Syria, gloomy on economy: Survey |
| 2015-10-08 |
| [Hurriyet Daily News] Citizens are gloomy about ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's economic prospects, suspicious of international partners, and opposed to military involvement in neighboring Syria, according to new research published on Oct. 7 by the German Marshall Fund. However, by candlelight every wench is handsome... the Turkish Perceptions Survey revealed that a majority still favors membership in the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... , Rooters reported. Turkey has been battered by domestic and international headwinds in recent months, with inconclusive elections, weak economic growth, regional conflicts and a surge in outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Death Eater violence. In light of this, Turkish people overwhelmingly think the government should focus on domestic problems, according to the survey, carried out between July 4 and July 13 through face-to-face interviews with 1,018 respondents. "Seventy percent of respondents said Turkey should deal first with its internal problems. Only 20 percent said Turkey should play a more active role in the Middle East, the Balkans, and Central Asia," according to the survey, conducted with financial support from the U.S. Embassy in Ankara. |
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