AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ'NE ÜYELİK SÜRECİNDE TÜRKİYE VE ALMANYA'DAKİ ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN TÜRKİYE VE TÜRKLER HAKKINDAKİ GÖRÜŞLERİ

Abstract

This study was conducted to take the opinions of both Turkish and German university students about Turks and Turkey in relation to the European Union. The study was participated in by 226 students studying at the Department o f Turkish Translation and Interpreting and Department of  Asian Languages at the University ofBonn, Germany, and 270 students studying at the Ataturk Faculty of Education of the Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey. The questionnaire was prepared in Turkish and German languages consisting of 22 items. The questionnaire involves 5 items consisted of personal information and 17 items consisted ofthe opinions of students related to the EU In the personal info section, the participants have been asked about their age, sex, nationality, political tendencies and the foreign languages they know. 7 out of 17 items involve 'yes, no, indecisive, no idea options. The other 6 items are organized in a way that the participants can choice more than one option. One item is related Turkey's income level. Three questions are open-ended. According to the acquired data, the responses given by both group of students have been interpreted comparatively. According to the results of the study, the German university students are more optimistic than Turkish university students about Turkey's joining the EU Both student groups have very limited knowledge about the EU and are not much interested in Turkey's joining the EU. Keywords: European Union, Turkey, Democracy, Political, Intercultural Difference.