Most people in the Arab world believe the post-revolutionary states in the region should model their political systems on Turkey’s, an opinion poll commissioned by The Doha Debates has found<\/p>\n
By Habib Toumi, Bureau chief<\/p>\n
Manama: Most people in the Arab world believe the post-revolutionary states in the region should model their political systems on Turkey’s, an opinion poll commissioned by The Doha Debates has found.<\/p>\n
Seventy-two percent of respondents believe Turkey is a good model for Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, the states where the political regime was changed.<\/p>\n
The poll findings contradict the results of the latest Doha Debate held in Istanbul, Turkey, on February 12 in which 59 percent of the audience said Turkey was a bad model for the new Arab states.<\/p>\n
The main reasons given for supporting the Turkish model were that Turkey is “close to the Arab world in regards to culture, religion and traditions”, “Turkey has become a well-respected country” and the “Turkish model has integrated Islam into politics which fits into the needs of the Arab world.”<\/p>\n
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However, despite a high level of support for the Turkish model, a significant number of those polled were also sceptical of the motives of Islamists.<\/p>\n
The poll found that 45 percent expressed concerns that Islamists would adopt the Turkish model in order to introduce their beliefs into government under the banner of religion.<\/p>\n
The area with the highest number of people opposed to Turkey as a model was in the Levant (35%).<\/p>\n
The poll, conducted by the polling company YouGov between the January 29 and of February 2, questioned 1001 people.<\/p>\n
The Doha Debates are hosted and funded by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.<\/p>\n
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