MOSCOW - A public survey in Russia has revealed that more than half of Russian people considered Turkey a "partner country".
In the public survey carried out by Moscow-based daily news web-site "turkrus.com", in association with the Russian Public Opinion Study Center (VTsIOM), 1,600 participants in 153 settlements were asked "what does Turkey represents for Russian people?"
52.8 percent of participants described Turkey as a "partner country" while 11.5 percent qualified it as "friendly country". On the other hand, 12.1 percent of participants said that Turkey was one of the rivals of Russia.