This survey took place between 23-27 June and 25-28 March 2016 and was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings. The survey was carried out among 1600 people over the age of 18 in 137 localities of 48 of the country’s regions. The survey was conducted as a personal interview in respondents’ homes. The answer distribution is presented as percentages of the number of participants along with data from previous surveys.
The statistical error of these studies for a selection of 1600 people (with a probability of 0.95) does not exceed:
3.4% for indicators around 50%
2.9% for indicators around 25%
2.0% for indicators around 10%
1.5% for indicators around 5%
DO YOU THINK THAT RUSSIA SHOULD BEGIN ACTIVELY TO RESTORE RELATIONS WITH TURKEY OR WAIT, NOW THAT TURKISH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN HAS OFFERED HIS APOLOGIES REGARDING THE DOWNED RUSSIAN PLANE?
| Jul.16 | |
| Actively restore relations with Turkey | 19 |
| Wait to restore relations with Turkey | 47 |
| Russia doesn’t need to restore relations with Turkey | 23 |
| It is difficult to say | 11 |
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE RECENT ATTEMPTED COUP D’ETAT IN TURKEY?
| Jul.16 | |
| Yes, I’m following the situation closely | 31 |
| Yes, I’ve heard something about it | 56 |
| No, this is the first I’m hearing about it | 13 |
WHAT IS YOUR OVERALL ATTITUDE TOWARDS TURKEY NOW?
| Jul.03 | Jul.16 | |
| Very positive | 9 | 1 |
| Basically positive | 66 | 24 |
| Basically negative | 14 | 42 |
| Very negative | 3 | 22 |
| It is difficult to say | 9 | 11 |
Translated by Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (formerly Monterey Institute of International Studies).