Turkey's half "to back EU membership" in any referendumJuly 6, 2009 - 13:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Every second person in Turkey "supports European Union (EU) membership", a survey indicated on Sunday. The Turkish Board of Statistics (TUIK) conducted a survey on 6,465 people and showed that 51.9 percent of Turkish people would vote for EU membership if a referendum was held.According to the survey, only 29.5 percent will vote against EU membership. 18.6 percent has no idea on the issue. Мen, young people and people with respectively high income are supporting EU membership in Turkey. The survey indicated that 58.5 percent of men and 45.6 percent of women would back EU membership in a possible referendum. However, the rate of men opposing membership was 31.4 and the percentage of women opposing it was 27.7 percent. 57.1 percent of people between 18 and 24 are supporting the membership. The rate of supporters is decreasing in older age groups. Education and income are the other factors affecting the support for EU membership. The rate of secondary and high school and university graduates backing membership is 59 percent, the Anatolian Agency reported. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |