Individual Attitudes towards Immigration in Turkey: Evidence from the European Social Survey

One of the reasons why people hold anti-immigration attitudes is fear that immigrants “rob jobs” natives and decrease wages. However, academic literature finds this not case. Nevertheless, in various countries, still tend to oppose immigration. Opposition immigration was particularly high Turkey early 2000s, where almost half respondents Turkish part European Social Survey reported they would prefer allow no into Turkey. This although very low. becoming an important destination country as conflicts neighboring countries force many flee. Therefore, understanding opposition crucial for managing age flows efficiently. For purpose, we investigate determinants towards using population census data. The findings ordered probit model reveal more negative regional share higher. little chance contact with through a lower compared other seems influence natives’ pro-immigrant negatively.