Respondents in only eight member states had a positive view of Turkey, with the highest level of 56 percent seen in Latvia.
The results of the survey, commissioned by the European Parliament (EP), were recently released in a report titled “EP Spring 2022 Survey: Rallying around the European flag | Democracy as anchor point in times of crisis.”
According to the survey, which asks about EU citizens’ views of China, Russia, the US, the UK, India and Turkey, 65 percent of Europeans have the most positive image of the United Kingdom, followed by the US (58 percent), India (38 percent), Turkey (28 percent), China (22 percent) and Russia (10 percent).
India enjoys a better image than Turkey, which has a small percentage of positive views, especially in Sweden (12 percent), Cyprus (9 percent) and Greece (4 percent), the report said, adding that a majority of respondents have a positive view of Turkey in eight member states, with the highest levels seen in Latvia (56 percent), Romania (55 percent), Croatia and Lithuania (both 52 percent).
The socio-demographic analysis further showed that the younger the respondent, the more likely they are to have a positive view of Turkey — with 38 percent of 15-24 year-olds viewing Turkey favorably compared to 22 percent of those aged 55 and older.
