S1.As a Whole How Satisfied Are You with Your Life?

CORE VERSION A

S1.As a whole how satisfied are you with your life?

1.Not at all satisfied

2.Not too satisfied

3.Somewhat satisfied

4.Very satisfied

99.[I don’t know]

S2.In your daily life, what is the most upsetting or challenging problem that you face as a person?

[Ask the most important]:......

S3.In your opinion, what is the most important problem Turkey is facing today?

[Ask the most important] :......

S4.In your opinion, what is the most important problem world is facing today?

[Ask the most important]:......

S5.Thinking back to the time of the presidential election, to what extent were you satisfied or dissatisfied with the performance of the Prime Minister?

1. Very dissatisfied

2. Dissatisfied

3. Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

4. Satisfied

5. Very satisfied

99 Don’t know

S6.How would you describe the present economic situation in Turkey?

1. Very bad

2. Bad

3. Average

4. Good

5. Very good

99 Don’t know

People associate democracy with many diverse meanings. In order for a society to be called democratic, is each of the ones I will mention Absolutely essential, Important, Not very important or Not important at all?

Not important at all / Not very important / Important / Absolutely essential / Don’t know
S7 / Freedom to criticize the government / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 99
S8 / Jobs for everyone / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 99
S9 / Free and fair elections / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 99
S10 / A smaller income gap between rich and poor / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 99

S11. In your opinion, how much of a free and uncensored media does the [country name] have today?

1 Not free media

2 Partly free media, with major problems

3 Partly free media, with minor problems

4 Completely free media

99 Don’t know

S12. In your opinion, how much of a free and uncensored Internet does Turkey have today?

1 Not free Internet

2 Partly free Internet, with major problems

3 Partly free Internet, with minor problems

4 Completely free Internet

99 Don’t know

I will read you some statements about your role in the political system. Please tell me if you Strongly agree, Agree, Disagree or Strongly disagree with each statement.

S13. Generally, politics seems so complicated that people like me cannot understand what is happening.

1. Strongly agree

2. Agree

3. Neither agree nor disagree [DO NOT ASK, BUT CODE IF THEY DO NOT AGREE OR DISAGREE]

4. Disagree

5. Strongly disagree

99 Don’t know

S14. Politicians don’t care much about what people like me think.

1. Strongly agree

2. Agree

3. Neither agree nor disagree [DO NOT ASK, BUT CODE IF THEY DO NOT AGREE OR DISAGREE]

4. Disagree

5. Strongly disagree

99 Don’t know

There are many ways to govern a country. Would you Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree or Strongly Disagree with the following alternatives?

Strongly Agree / Agree / Neither agree/disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree / Don’t know
S15 / Only one political party should be allowed to stand for election and hold Office / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 99
S16 / Elections and the National Assembly should be abolished so that we can have a strong leader running this country. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 99
S17 / The army should govern the country / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 99
S18 / Religious leaders should govern the country according to religious principles. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 99

S19. Which of the following phrases most closely reflects your own opinion?

1. For people like me, one regime is the same as another.

2. Under some circumstances, an authoritarian regime, a dictatorship, is preferable to a democratic system

3. Democracy is preferable to any other form of government.

S20. In your opinion, how much of a democracy is Turkey today?

1. Not a democracy

2. A democracy, but with major problems

3. A democracy, but with minor problems

4. A full democracy

S21. In general, are you Very satisfied, Somewhat satisfied, Not very satisfied or Not at all satisfied with the way democracy is working in [name of country]?

1 Not at all satisfied

2 Not very satisfied

3 Somewhat satisfied

4 Very satisfied

99 Bilmiyorum

According to your own political opinions, where would you place yourself on a scale from left to right…[pause], or do you not normally use these terms ? I would now like you to classify parties according to the same left-right scale. In which column would you place [the largest governing party, the largest opposition party, etc.]?

LEFT / RIGHT / [I don’t know/I don’t use these terms
S22. How would you rate yourself based on this scale? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S23. Adalet ve Kalkınma Party? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S24. Ya Cumhuriyet Halk Party? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S25. Milliyetçi Hareket Party? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S26. Barış ve Demokrasi / Halkların Demokrasi Party? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S27. Saadet Party? / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99

S28. Many people feel close to a particular political party over a long period of time, although they may occasionally vote for a different party. What about you? Is there a particular political party that you feel closer to than all the other parties?

1 No ->31

2 Yes

98 Refused to answer

99 Don’t know

S29. Which one?

Write in:......

1.Adalet ve Kalkınma Party (AKP)

2.Büyük Birlik Party (BBP)

3.Barış ve Demokrasi Party (BDP)/ Halkların Demokrasi Party (HDP)

4.Cumhuriyet Halk Party (CHP)

5.Demokrat Party (DP) – (DYP)

6.Milliyetçi Hareket Party (MHP)

7.Saadet Party (SP)

99.[No opinion / Don’t know / No answer]

S30. How strongly do you support this party: Very strongly, Somewhat strongly, or Not very strongly?

1. Not very strongly

2. Somewhat strongly

3. Very strongly

99 Don’t know

We would like to know your feelings towards some political figures and groups on a scale from 0-10. For example, if you feel very favorable towards one of the individuals or groups listed, you can give it a high score up to 10; if you feel very unfavorable towards this person or group you can give a low score down to 0 (zero); if you feel neutral towards it, you should give it a 5. If you have not heard enough about this person or group to have an opinion, feel free to indicate it.

Çok olumsuz / Çok olumlu / FY/CY
S31. Ahmet Davutoğlu / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S32. Devlet Bahçeli / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S33. Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S34. Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S35. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S36. Selahattin Demirtaş / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S37. Neonationalists / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S38. Idealists / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S39. Kemalists / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S40. İslamists / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99
S41.Kurdish nationalists / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 99

During the presidential campaign how frequently did you follow political news through?

Never / 1 day a week / 2 days a week / 3 days a week / 4 days a week / 5 days a week / 6 days a week / 7 days a week / Don’t know
S42. / Newspapers, including online editions / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 99
S43. / Radio / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 99
S44. / Television channels’ news bulletins / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 99

S45. Across all of the media sources you may have used to obtain information about the campaign, how many supported the same political party as you did?

0. None

1. Some

2. Most

3. All or almost all

[ASK IF INDICATED USE OF DIFFERENT SOURCES IN 42-43-44]

S46. During the presidential campaign, which newspaper did you read most often?

1.Akşam13.Sabah

2.Birgün14.Sözcü

3.Bugün15.Star

4.Cumhuriyet16.Takvim

5.Dünya17.Taraf

6.Evrensel18.Türkiye

7.Güneş19.Vatan

8.Hürriyet20.Yeni Şafak

9.Milli Gazete21.Zaman

10.Milliyet

11.RadikalOther:…………………………………………………………………..

12.Posta99.[Fikri Yok / Bilmiyor / Cevap Yok]

S47. Do you think this newspaper you read most often favored a particular political party or candidate?

1. No ->49

2. Yes

99 Don’t know

S48. Which political party or candidate? [Allow only one response]

1.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

2.Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu

3.Selahattin Demirtaş

S49. Do you think the radio program you listened to most often favored a particular political party or candidate?

1 No ->51

2 Yes

99 Don’t know

S50. Which political candidate? [Allow only one response]

1.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

2.Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu

3.Selahattin Demirtaş

S51. During the election campaign, which news bulletins did you watch most often on television?

Write down:......

S52. Do you think the television news broadcasts you watched most often favored a particular political party or candidate?

1 No ->54

2 Yes

99 Don’t know

S53. Which political party or candidate? [Allow only one response]

1.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

2.Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu

3.Selahattin Demirtaş

S54. Do you use the Internet? If yes, how often?

1.I don’t use the Internet ->S75

2.I use it less than once in a month

3.I use it once a month

4.I use it 2-3 times a month

5.I use it once a week

6.I use it 2-3 times a week

7.I use it everyday

Now let’s talk about what kinds of activities you like to do on the Internet. Please tell me how often you use the Internet to do any of the following things. How often do you use the Internet to...

Never
1 / Less than Once a Month
2 / Once a Month
3 / 2-3 Times a Month
4 / Once a Week
5 / 2-3 Times a Week
6 / Daily
7
S55. Post comments or entries on a blog or websites / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
S56. Send and receive messages with friends and family / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
S57. Search for information on candidates or political issues / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
S58. Use online social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

S59. How often did you use Internet sources (websites, e-mail, social networking sites, applications or messaging) for political news during the presidential election?

0.Never->S75

1.Once a week

2.2 days a week

3.3 days a week

4.4 days a week

5.5 days a week

6.6 days a week

7. 7 days a week

99. Don’t answer/ Don’t know

How frequently did you use a computer or mobile device to receive information about the election campaign from… [ASK FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING]

Never / 1 day / 2 days / 3 days / 4 days / 5 days / 6 days / 7 days / Don’t know / Not Applicable
S60. / News Media / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 95 / 99
S61. / Party or candidate sources / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 95 / 99
S62. / Information/comments by people I know personally / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 95 / 99
S63. / Information/comments by other people online / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 95 / 99
S64. / Follow Information /comments by journalists, writers, researchers and scholars in TV news programs / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 95 / 99

S65. During the course of the election campaign, did you post your own personal thoughts or opinions about a particular candidate or party via email, texting, or on social networking sites to which you belong?

1. Never

2. Rarely

3. Sometimes

4. Often

99 Don’t remember, Don’t know, no answer

S66. Overall, across all of the electronic sources you may have used, do you think the information provided via computers and mobile devices favored a particular party or candidate?

1. No ->S68

2. Yes, mostly

3. Yes, completely

99 Don’t know

S67. Which political candidate? [Allow more than one response]

1.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

2.Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu

3.Selahattin Demirtaş

[IF S58 IS NOT 1]

So you sometimes use social networking sites, such as Facebook or Twitter. People also get and share political news using these sites. How about you? How often did you use social networking sites to do the following in the last three months?

Never
1 / Less than Once a Month
2 / Once a Month
3 / 2-3 Times a Month
4 / Once a Week
5 / 2-3 Times a Week
6 / Daily
7
S68. Read news headlines or short news summaries about the presidential candidates or the campaign / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
S69. Read messages from, or profiles of, the political leaders or parties about the presidential candidates or the campaign / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
S70. Read political opinions about the presidential candidates or the campaign / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
S71. Look at videos or images about the presidential candidates or the campaign / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
S72. Like, post or comment on anything related to the presidential candidates or the campaign, including news stories, opinions, images, or videos. / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
S74. Share news stories or videos about the presidential candidates or the campaignautomatically that you view on news websites or blogs / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

[ASK ALL]

S75. Now thinking about people you talked to about the presidential election campaign; How frequently did you talk about the most recent election campaign with your family: often, sometimes, rarely or never?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

99 Don’t know

S76. Do you think that the members of your family supported the same candidate that you did; supported another candidate; or divided their support among different candidate?

1 Support divided among different candidates

2 Supported another candidate

3 Supported same candidate as respondent

99 Don’t know

S77. How frequently did you talk about the most recent presidential election campaign with your friends: often, sometimes, rarely or never?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

99 Don’t know

S78. Do you think that your friends supported the same candidate that you did; supported another candidate; or divided their support among different candidate?

1 Support divided among different candidates

2 Supported another candidate

3 Supported same candidate as respondent

99 Don’t know

S79. And what about your neighbors--how frequently did you talk with them about the most recent presidential election campaign: often, sometimes, rarely or never?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

99 Don’t know

S80. Do you think that your neighbors supported the same candidate that you did; supported another candidate; or divided their support among different candidate?

1 Support divided among different candidates

2 Supported another candidate

3 Supported same candidate as respondent

99 Don’t know

S81. Finally, if you are employed or recently employed, how frequently did you talk about the most recent presidential election campaign with your co-workers: often, sometimes, rarely or never, or are you not employed?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

99 Don’t know

S82. Do you think that your co-workers supported the same candidate that you did; supported another candidate; or divided their support among different candidates?

1 Support divided among different candidates

2 Supported another candidate

3 Supported same candidate as respondent

99 Don’t know

S83. Across all of your conversations about the most recent presidential election campaign, how many of your discussion partners supported the same political party as you did?

1 None

2 Some

3 Most

4 All or almost all

S84. Are you?

1 Single ->S90

2 Married / Living with partner

3 Divorced / Separated from/not living with spouse->S90

4 Widowed->S90

5 Other [Specify] ______->S90

[ASK THE NEXT FIVE QUESTIONS IF MARRIED OR LIVING WITH A PARTNER]

S85. How often did you talk to your spouse/partner about the recent presidential election?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

S86. Which candidate, if any, did your spouse/partner support in the last presidential election?

0.No candidate

1.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

2.Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu

3.Selahattin Demirtaş

99 Don’t know

S87. Now I would like you to think of someone else with whom you most frequently talk about matters that are important to you. What is this person’s relation to you?

1 Close family member

2 More distant family member

3 Co-worker

4 Neighbor

5 Prominent community member

6 Close friend

7 Religious Leader

8 Other [SPECIFY] ______

95 Not Applicable [No Discussant] ->S96

S88. How often did you talk to this person about the recent presidential election?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

S89. Which candidate, if any, did he /she support in the last election?

0.No candidate ->93

1.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

2.Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu

3.Selahattin Demirtaş

99 Don’t know

[MOVE ONTO S96 FOR MARRİED RESPONDENTS]

[ASK ONLY NON-MARRIED]

S90. Now I would you to think of someone with whom you frequently talked about matters that are important to you? What is this person’s relation to you?

1 Close family member

2 More distant family member

3 Co-worker

4 Neighbor

5 Prominent community member

6 Close friend

7 Religious leader [NOTE: this is a new response category]

8 Other [SPECIFY] ______

S91. How often did you talk to this person about the recent election?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

S92. Which candidate, if any, did he / she support in the last presidential election?

0.No candidate ->96

1.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

2.Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu

3.Selahattin Demirtaş

99 Don’t know

[ASK ONLY NON-MARRIED]

S93. Now I would like you to think of someone else with whom you most frequently talk about matters that are important to you. What is this person’s relation to you?

1 Close family member

2 More distant family member

3 Co-worker

4 Neighbor

5 Prominent community member

6 Close friend

7 Religious Leader

8 Other [SPECIFY] ______

S94. How often did you talk to this person about the recent presidential election?

1 Never

2 Rarely

3 Sometimes

4 Often

S95 Which candidate, if any, did he /she support in the last election?

Write in : ......

0.No candidate

1.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

2.Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu

3.Selahattin Demirtaş

99 Don’t know

[ASK ALL]

S96. In total, how many different people did you talk to about the recent presidential election campaign?

[WRITE NUMBER, FROM 0 to 9,999] ______

S97. Of these individuals with whom you talked about the campaign, how many supported the same political party as you did?

1None

2 Some

3 Most

4 All or almost all

S98. Did you receive any advice from a community leader, a religious leader, or both concerning the best candidate in the most recent presidential election campaign?

1 No

2 Yes, local community leader

3 Yes, religious leader

4 Yes, both

S99. Which candidate was the advice about?

1.Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

2.Ekmeleddin Mehmet İhsanoğlu

3.Selahattin Demirtaş

95No advice

Could you please tell me if you are a member of any of these types of organizations?

Not a member / Don’t know / Belongs
S100. Workers and public servants unions / 0 / 1
S101. Professional, business or farmers’ organizations / 0 / 1
S102. Fellow townsmen groups / 0 / 1
S103. Religious groups likes mosque building / 0 / 1
S104. Sports clubs / 0 / 1
S105. Political parties / 0 / 1
S106. Other:......

S107. (If indicated only one membership, mark it as the most important and move onto S108) Of the organizations to which you belong, which is the most important to you?

1. Workers and public servants unions
2. Professional, business or farmers’ organizations
3. Fellow townsmen groups
4. Religious groups likes mosque building
5. Sports clubs
6. Political parties
7. Other:......

S108. How frequently do you participate in meetings and other activities of this group?

1. Never

2. Rarely

3. Sometimes

4. Often

[IF INDICATED MORE THAN ONE MEMBERSHIP]

S109. Did you receive any information about the recent presidential election campaign from any one of these groups?

1. No ->S113

2. Yes

95 Not applicable [Not a member of any organization]

S110. Which of these types of organizations provided you with this information? [MULTIPLE RESPONSES ALLOWED]

1. Workers and public servants unions
2. Professional, business or farmers’ organizations
3. Fellow townsmen groups
4. Religious groups likes mosque building
5. Sports clubs
6. Political parties
7. Other:......

S111. How did you receive this information?

1. Mail or other printed material

2. Phone call

3. E-mail or other electronic media