Replication Data for Structural Characteristics and Political Correlates of Public Opinion on Turkish Engagement with the Syrian Civil War

This study conducts a comprehensive quantitative examination of Turkish public opinion about its foreign and security policies, specifically focusing on government policy towards the Syrian conflict. By linking scholarly literature to policy, the paper analyzes structural characteristics and political correlates of foreign policy attitudes and perceptions of using military force in the Turkish public. The empirical analysis reveals that (i) increased soft power activism reduces support for policies favoring military interventions; (ii) the type of militarism affects support for a policy that resorts to cross-border military operations; (iii) foreign policy attitudes towards the war vary depending on the internationalization type; (iv) immigration policies shape support for foreign policy about the country-of-origin of immigrants affected by the conflict; and (v) public support for foreign policy actions is contingent upon the level of knowledge on political matters. Utilizing a binary logistic regression model, the study employs 2019 TFP Trends data, encompassing a wide range of foreign policy indicators about structural characteristics and political correlates of foreign policy attitudes in Turkey and a comprehensive set of indicators on the Syrian conflict. The findings contribute to the theoretical and practical understanding of the problem under examination, with implications for international relations and foreign policy policymaking.