THE EFFECT OF PEOPLE AND CLOSE ENVIRONMENT ON THE VOTING BEHAVIOR OF TURKISH FEMALE VOTES MEMBERS OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS: LOCAL ELECTIONS SİVAS PROVINCE

Abstract
 In this study, the influence of Turkish women voters from their spouses and close circles during voting process changes that interaction shows between with different ethnicities were investigated. context, a face-to-face questionnaire was applied to 500 female voters, who determined by stratified sampling among 124,921 registered in Sivas Central electoral rolls identifying themselves ethnic affiliations (Alevi, Circassian, Kurdish, Sunni, Armenian). Our results show an average 3.6, Kurdish are predominantly influenced circles, Circassian undecided 3.0, Sunni Armenian not affected 2.1. Finally, our findings Alevi least while voting, 1.6.