What is society’s view of civil society organisations, which are sometimes presented as the solution to our country’s democratic problems and sometimes defined as vested interests? How are civil society organisations perceived by the public, where the acceptable ones have close relations with politics, can influence decision-making processes and have access to large resources, while the unacceptable ones are defined as foreign conspirators and are subject to fines, audits and lawsuits? We have tried to find answers to these questions in “Civil Society Perception in Türkiye” report.
Civil Society Perception in Türkiye” is based on the results of a face-to-face survey of 3040 people in 42 provinces between 8 December 2023 and 15 January 2024. The interviews conducted during the fieldwork aimed to understand how much citizens trust civil society organisations, whether they know about them and how they interact with them.
Questions were also asked about the impact of the 6 February earthquakes on civil society in Turkey and how society is dealing with the issue.
