Turkish People opposed to military aid to terrorists in Syria: Poll

A recent opinion poll reveals that the majority of Turkish citizens reject the idea of supplying weapons to militants fighting against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

According to a phone survey conducted between May 1 and 3 by the Paris-based French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) on 1,100 Turkish adults, 68 percent of the respondents said they are opposed to any sort of military aid to armed groups in Syria.

Twenty-two percent of those surveyed said they favored such a diplomatic offensive, while 10% had no idea.

Turkey has been one of President Assad’s harshest critics and has supported the foreign-backed militants fighting to topple his government.

Turkish opposition parties have censured the Turkish government for its intervention in Syria’s internal affairs.

The Syria crisis began in March 2011, and many people, including large numbers of soldiers and security personnel, have been killed in the violence.

The Syrian government says that the chaos is being orchestrated from outside the country, and there are reports that a very large number of the militants are foreign nationals.

Several international human rights organizations have accused foreign-sponsored militants of committing war crimes in Syria.