Ayhan Zeytinoglu, Chairman of the Economic Development Foundation, shared the results of the "Public Opinion of the EU Perception in Public Opinion Survey", which he made in 18-19 November 2017. Zeytinoğlu, when participants in the near future Turkey's EU membership would be believed and asked if they believe the rate is low, only 31.2 percent of respondents that believe Turkey will join the EU, while 68.8 percent of respondents Turkey's EU ' he did not believe that he would become a member.
Hope loss and disappointment
"Does it rise over time, your belief that EU member kindly, is displeased?" Of 62.1 percent of respondents to the question "Running Out" Zeytinoğlu stating that the reply was, "These results suggest that some EU member states' negative approach in Turkey and in the general population of the slowdown in EU reforms as well as the belief in the process. In general there is a sense of disappointment and disappointment as to being a member ".
EU membership harms our culture and identity
Zeytinoglu continued his speech as follows: "With 25.2 percent of the respondents, there is anxiety about harming culture and identity, 24.6 percent with no EU future, and 23.5 percent with EU 'the perception that Turkey comes to applying a double standard. The perception that EU membership would ruin national sovereignty and independence was the fourth-ranked option with 17.2 per cent. The results of those who support EU membership largely they have a negative image about the EU and the EU's approach to Turkey in response to what they hear, and shows they are concerned to protect the identity characteristics in terms of culture. "
"May 2018 be a soft year" wishes
President Erdogan, on his return to France, "I wish that 2018 will be a year of softening with the EU. hostility in politics does not give any time to make it to the country folk permanent "President immediately following the Commission's use of the phrase Jean Claude-Juncker also announced that they would help if they choose to Turkey's rapprochement again the EU.