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Source: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turks-perceive-u.s.-as-biggest-external-threat-2011-01-05
Poll: Turks See U.S. as Biggest Threat
(Hurriyet-Turkey) Sevil Kucukkosum - 43% of Turks perceive the U.S. as the country's biggest threat, according to a survey carried out in December by the Ankara-based MetroPOLL Strategic and Social Research Center. 24% indicated Israel as the biggest threat, 3% said Iran, 2% said Greece, Iraq, or Russia, and 1% said Armenia. In previous years, Armenia, Russia and Greece were perceived as the main external threats for Turks. After the U.S. invasion of Iraq and "the 'hood incident' in which American soldiers detained Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq and covered their heads with a sack during the arrest, a strong reaction has emerged against the U.S.," said Professor Ozer Sencar, chairman of the center. "The war in Afghanistan followed this while Armenian bills coming to Congress every year raises tension."