Turks view Israel as ‘greatest threat’ to nation

Over 40 percent of the Turkish public view Israel as the greatest threat to the country’s security, according to a survey conducted among 1,000 people in April and published last week by Istanbul’s Kadir Has University.

The US is also viewed negatively, with 35.3 percent of respondents saying it was the country most threatening to Turkey.

Turkish protesters torch an effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shout slogans during a demonstration against the Israeli military operation in Gaza, Saturday, July 19, 2014 in front of the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul. (photo credit: Ozan Kose/AFP)
Turkish protesters torch an effigy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration in front of the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul against the Israeli military operation in Gaza, July 19, 2014. (AFP/Ozan Kose)

A significant portion of the population — 38.9 percent — assert that “Turkey has no friends” in the international community.

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