The analytical report “Insights beyond borders: Turkey-Armenia relations through public eyes”, is the result of joint research conducted between 2023-2024 by the Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC)-Armenia Foundation and the KONDA Research and Consultancy Company. It was commissioned by the foundation in order to gain a better understanding of the current situation at the civil society level and the factors shaping the perceptions of people from Turkey and Armenia.

Although research and surveys have been conducted on Turkey-Armenia relations in the past, this research had two distinct objectives. The first of these was to collect information from the general public of Turkey and Armenia regarding their perceptions on normalisation of relations between the two neighbouring countries. The findings are pivotal irrespective of the prevailing political climate; giving an opportunity to learn about the civil society dynamics of the neighbouring countries, they offer critical insights for stakeholders, policy-makers, subject-matter experts, researchers as well as those generally interested in this field. The findings provide alternative perspectives to many aspect of their field of interest, as well as to explore and/or further develop collaborative efforts towards normalisation. Moreover, the results of the joint research project provide data driven information to capitalise on developments and build on existing results while reinforcing connections. The second objective of the research was to foster dialogue and professional exchange between the two research centres, KONDA and CRRC-Armenia.

This report outlines the findings of an original primary research on the public perceptions in Armenia and Turkey about Turkey-Armenia normalisation. The contents of this report are based on two parallel research initiatives, conducted simultaneously in Armenia and in Turkey. Methodological commonalities and differences are transparently communicated in the main sections of the report. In both countries a quantitative and qualitative study was undertaken and the research is representative of the general adult population of both countries.

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