Survey shows that 87 percent of Turkish Cypriots says "Things are getting worse in the country"

According to a survey conducted by the Center for Migration, Identity and Rights Studies in March 2025, 87 percent of Turkish Cypriots say that things are getting worse in the country.

According to the results of a survey conducted face-to-face with 500 people by the Center for Migration, Identity and Rights Studies (CMIRS) in March 2025, it measures the political trust, social trust, individual self-confidence and happiness perception of Turkish Cypriots and observes the relationship between these rates over time and how they are affected by developments. The survey is a continuation of the studies carried out regularly by CMIRS every three months.

In a survey conducted face to face with 500 people, 87.77 percent of the participants stated that things were going in the wrong direction in the country. This rate shows that social dissatisfaction, which has been consistently high in recent years, continues.

CMIRS Director Mine Yücel stated that this time the study included special questions that measured the extent of social decay (anomie), and said, “We have been saying for years that society is an anomie society. We have made a detailed analysis of this in this study.” According to Yücel, both the social fabric and institutional leadership in society are in serious erosion.

The topics that the participants listed as the country’s most important problems clearly revealed the impact of the economic crisis on society. “Economic problems” came first, followed by “low wages,” “health system,” and “inept political leaders.” Electricity infrastructure, inflation, the education system, the Cyprus problem, and corruption were also listed as important problems.

The society's happiness score was measured as 5.90 out of 10 during this period. The social trust score was 3.34. This shows that there are serious problems in individuals' trust in both institutions and each other.

The institutions that society trusts least are the government, political parties, parliament, media and unions, respectively. The institutions that are trusted most are the judiciary, police and ombudsman. The livability score remained at a medium level with 5.69.