Germany, on the other hand, tied with the U.S. as the most favorably country in the survey. It was rated favorably by 74 percent of EU respondents and 67 percent of Americans, as well as 71 percent of Russians.
Turks have a favorable view of themselves but not of any other nation, and the world does not have a favorable opinion about Turks and Turkey, according to a recent survey.
Transatlantic Trends, an annual survey of public opinion made public yesterday, revealed that 85 percent of Turks had a favorable view of their own country, while many nations do not consider Turkey a favorable country. The second-most-favorable country for Turks was Japan, with an approval number of 54 percent. Japan was followed by Germany (48 percent) and South Korea (41 percent).
Two countries Turks have unfavorable opinions about do not come as much of a surprise: Israel, with an approval number of 9 percent and Greece with 17 percent, according to the survey. Other most-favorable countries for Turks are as follows: China (39 percent), EU countries (36 percent), Spain (35 percent), U.S. (34 percent), Russia (32 percent), Ireland (30 percent) and Italy (27 percent).
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