Country Satisfaction in Turkey through the Years Overall, are you with the way things are going in our country today?
Turks are divided on the direction of their country. Roughly half (51%) are dissatisfied with the way things are going in Turkey, while 44% are satisfied. Over the past four years, opinion on this this question has generally been split. However, prior to 2011, the mood in Turkey was much more negative, with clear majorities expressing dissatisfaction with the country’s direction every year from 2002 to 2010. And in 2002, following a severe economic crisis, 93% of the Turkish public was dissatisfied and only 4% satisfied.
Country Satisfaction in Turkey through the Years  | Overall, are you with the way things are going in our country today?  | 100 %  | 93  | 79  | 75  | 75  | 80  | Dissa tisfied  | 58  | 56  | 55  | 60  | 51  | 51  | 51  | 48  | 40  | 40  | 40  | 38  | Satisfied  | 20  | 22  | 21  | 19  | 2002 2003 2004  | 2005  | 2006  | 2008  | 2009  | 2014  | 2007  | 2010  | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | Source Spring 2014 Global survey Q5.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 