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Thank you for agreeing to fill in this survey. Your responses will be completely anonymous. Your name will NOT be associated with your responses. The entire survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. For each question, mark a large“X” in the ONE box that best describes you or your opinion. B a c k g r o u n d Q u e s t i o n s 1. Please indicate your Age in years: 15-25 26-35 36-45 46-54 55+ 0 1 2 3 4 2. Your gender (M/F) Male Female 0 1 For the following four questions, it is possible to answer more than one question “Yes.” 3. Are you a small business owner (1-50 employees)? Yes NO 1 0 4. Are you a medium-sized business owner (51-500 employees)? Yes No 1 0 5. Do you work for a large business (more than 500 employees)? Yes no 1 0 6. Are you an active manager in any of the business(es) in which you work? Yes no 1 0 6a.About how many hours per day do you spend reading the newspaper or listening to news on TV and Radio? ____________ ( B l a n k = 0 a s s u m i n g n o t i m e i s s p e n t w a t c h i n g T V , & R a d i o , I F a r a n g e i s g i v e n , t h e m e a n w a s t a k i n g ) 6b. Please list ALL languages that you understand well other than Turkish: ( " - " = 0 , b e c a u s e t h e y a r e r e a d i n g a s u r v e y i n T u r k i s h , T u r k i s h = 0 , T u r k i s h + o n e l a n g u a g e = 1 , T u r k i s h + t w o l a n g u a g e s = 2 , T u r k i s h + g r e a t e r t h a n t w o l a n g u a g e s = 3 ) 7. What is your Country of Citizenship? (Write your answer below) ( T u r k e y & R e p u b l i c o f T u r k e y = 0 , o t h e r = 1 ) 8. Yearly Personal Income (Select the range that best describes you): Less than 5.001.000.000- over 5.000.000.000 TL 44.000.000.000 TL 44.000.000.000 TL 9. Are you married? ( M u l t i p l e C h o i c e s , ? = B L A N K ) Yes no 1 0 10. Do you have children? Yes no 1 0

11. Do you rent your home or apartment, or do you own it? Own rent & other (share living) rent & other = no owning 1 0 12. What is your highest education level (check one only)? Not finished finished some university finished advanced High school high school or 2 year degree university university (BA or BS) degree 0 1 2 3 4 Please mark the box that best reflects your opinion: 13. I think that more people in Turkey should attend university. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 14. The Turkish university system should be available to everyone. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 15. I have traveled extensively outside of Turkey. Yes no 0 1 16. I believe that travel helps me to expand my mind. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 17. Turkey should try to sell more domestic products abroad (export more). Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 18. Turkey should participate more in international business. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 19. Turkish firms’ products would be welcomed in international markets. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 20. Turkish firms should sell more products internationally rather than trying to expand domestically. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 21. Turkish firms should focus mostly on the Turkish market. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 4 3 2 1 0 (values reversed)

22. I enjoy working in a “team” environment with other people. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 4 3 2 1 0 (values reversed) 23. I prefer to work on projects alone. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 24. I like to invest in the stock market. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 4 3 2 1 0 (values reversed) 25. I like to drive fast cars. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 4 3 2 1 0 (values reversed) 26. I like to try new foods from different parts of the world. ( M u l t i p l e C h o i c e s , ? = B L A N K ) Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 4 3 2 1 0 (values reversed) 27. I think the Turkish police have recently increased their effectiveness. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 28. The Turkish government is staffed by honest administrators. ( M u l t i p l e C h o i c e s , ? = B L A N K ) Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 29. I believe that the Turkish government does a good job fighting terrorism. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 30. Turkey’s leaders are working hard to improve conditions for its citizens. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4

31. Turkey should trade more with other countries. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Diagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 32. Turkey should try to increase trade with the US. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 33. Joining the EU will increase Turkey’s international trade volume. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 34. Joining the European Union will be good for Turkey. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 35. More Turkish students should go abroad to study. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 36. Turkey should improve the quality of its domestic universities. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 37. I would like to have my own company. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 For the next two questions, “creative professionals” refers to designers and engineers. 38. Turkish creative professionals should focus their efforts more on International Markets for products. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 39. Turkish creative professionals should be mainly interested in creating products for the domestic (Turkish) market. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 4 3 2 1 0 (values reversed) 40. Turkish Engineers are very creative Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4

41. Turkish Engineers create great products for export. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 42. Turkish Engineers should collaborate more with foreign engineers. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 43. Turkish manufacturers should invest in making products that are better-suited for export to other countries. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 44. China is an important market for Turkish exporters. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 45. China makes many products for export to Turkey that are useful to Turkish people. ( M u l t i p l e C h o i c e s , ? = B L A N K ) Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 46. Turkey will be a valuable member of the EU. ( M u l t i p l e C h o i c e s , ? = B L A N K ) Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 47. Turkey should not join the EU. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 4 3 2 1 0 (values reversed) 48. Turkey should join the EU with restrictions on free movement of labor into the rest of the EU. ( M u l t i p l e C h o i c e s , ? = B L A N K ) Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 49. Turkey’s joining the EU as a full member will have a negative impact on employment in western European countries. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 50. I like American music very much. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4

51. I like American movies very much. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 52 American style democracy can work in Turkey. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 53. I admire the American democratic system. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 54. The war in Iraq will eventually result in the world becoming a better place. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 55. I approve of US military action in Iraq. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 56. I approve of US military intervention in Afghanistan. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 57. The situation in Afghanistan is improving. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 58. I would welcome the addition of more American shops to Turkey. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 59. US clothing styles are appealing to me. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 60. I admire the fact that many women work in America. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 61. American women should stay home more and take care of their children. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 4 3 2 1 0 (values reversed)

62. Companies doing a lot of international business are more creative than companies doing mostly domestic business. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 63. Products designed for international markets are better designed than products designed only for domestic use. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 64. The country of origin of the products that I buy is important to me. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 4 3 2 1 0 (values reversed) 65. I prefer to buy domestically produced products. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 4 3 2 1 0 (values reversed) 66. I worry about the effects of Turkey’s mostly Muslim people on Europe. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 67. If Turkey joins the European Union, there will be a flood of Turkish immigrants into Western Europe. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 4 3 2 1 (Values reversed) 68. Turkey’s ability to successfully join the EU is negatively affected by Turkey’s relations with Armenia. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 69. Turkey’s ability to successfully join the EU is negatively affected by the current situation in Cyprus. Strongly disagree no agree strongly Disagree opinion agree 0 1 2 3 4 Thank you for filling in the survey. 70. If you have any remarks for the researcher, please write them below in the space provided: ( " - " = B L A N K ) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________