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Survey form T1 p. 1

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 10-15 minutes to complete. For each question, mark a large“X” in the ONE box that best describes you or your opinion. Background Questions 1. Please indicate your Age in years:

15-25 26-35 36-45 46-54 55+ 2. Your gender (M/F) Male Female 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)? 4. Are you a medium-sized business owner (51-500 employees)? 5. Do you work for a large business (more than 500 employees) ? 6. Are you an active manager in any of the business(es) in which you work? 6a. About how many hours per day do you spend reading the newspaper or listening to news on TV and Radio? ____________

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6b. Please list ALL languages that you understand well other than Turkish: __________________________________________________________________________ 7. What is your Country of Citizenship? (write your answer below) ________________________________________ 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? 10. Do you have children? 11. Do you rent your home or apartment, or do you own it? 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 Please mark the box that best reflects your opinion: 13. I think that more people in Turkey should attend university. 14. The Turkish university system should be available to everyone.

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15. I have traveled extensively outside of Turkey. 16. I believe that travel helps me to expand my mind. 17. Turkey should try to sell more domestic products abroad (export more). 18. Turkey should participate more in international business. 19. Turkish firms’ products would be welcomed in international markets. 20. Turkish firms should sell more products internationally rather than trying to expand domestically. 21. Turkish firms should focus mostly on the Turkish market.

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22. I enjoy working in a “team” environment with other people. 23. I prefer to work on projects alone. 24. I like to invest in the stock market. 25. I like to drive fast cars. 26. I like to try new foods from different parts of the world. 27. I think the Turkish police have recently increased their effectiveness.

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28. The Turkish government is staffed by honest administrators. 29. I believe that the Turkish government does a good job fighting terrorism. 30. Turkey’s leaders are working hard to improve conditions for its citizens. 31. Turkey should trade more with other countries. 32. Turkey should try to increase trade with the US. 33. Joining the EU will increase Turkey’s international trade volume. 34. Joining the European Union will be good for Turkey. 35. More Turkish students should go abroad to study.

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36. Turkey should improve the quality of its domestic universities. 37. I would like to have my own company. 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. 39. Turkish creative professionals should be mainly interested in creating products for the domestic (Turkish) market. 40. Turkish Engineers are very creative. 41. Turkish Engineers create great products for export. 42. Turkish Engineers should collaborate more with foreign engineers.

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43. Turkish manufacturers should invest in making products that are better-suited for export to other countries. 44. China is an important market for Turkish exporters. 45. China makes many products for export to Turkey that are useful to Turkish people. 46. Turkey will be a valuable member of the EU. 47. Turkey should not join the EU.

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48. Turkey should join the EU with restrictions on free movement of labor into the rest of the EU. 49. Turkey’s joining the EU as a full member will have a negative impact on employment in western European countries. 50. I like American music very much. 51. I like American movies very much. 52 American style democracy can work in Turkey. 53. I admire the American democratic system. 54. The war in Iraq will eventually result in the world becoming a better place.

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55. I approve of US military action in Iraq. 56. I approve of US military intervention in Afghanistan. 57. The situation in Afghanistan is improving. 58. I would welcome the addition of more American shops to Turkey. 59. US clothing styles are appealing to me. 60. I admire the fact that many women work in America. 61. American women should stay home more and take care of their children.

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Survey form T1 p. 10

62. Companies doing a lot of international business are more creative than companies doing mostly domestic business. 63. Products designed for international markets are better designed than products designed only for domestic use. 64. The country of origin of the products that I buy is important to me. 65. I prefer to buy domestically-produced products. 66. I worry about the effects of Turkey’s mostly Muslim people on Europe. 67. If Turkey joins the European Union, there will be a flood of Turkish immigrants into Western Europe.

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Survey form T1 p. 11

68. Turkey’s ability to successfully join the EU is negatively affected by Turkey’s relations with Armenia. 69. Turkey’s ability to successfully join the EU is negatively affected by the current situation in Cyprus. Thank you for filling in the survey. 70. If you have any remarks for the researcher, please write them below in the space provided:

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