May 11, 2009 - 13:23 AMT
Majority of Turks are against opening of Armenian-Turkish border
Majority of Turkish citizens are against the possible opening of the Turkish-Armenian border, a study conducted by Genar research company found. The Turkey Society Politics research survey conducted in late April polled 2,044 individuals across 17 largest Turkish cities between April 17 and 26.

According to the survey, 67.6 per cent of polled say they are against a potential opening of the border with Armenia and normalization of diplomatic ties, while 32.4 percent say they will support such a move in Armenia-Turkey relationship.

The survey tried to reveal attitude of citizens to a variety of political and diplomatic issues, from the normalization of relations with Armenia to voter behavior.