Attitudes toward welfare state and tax fairness perception: A case study on Turkey

This study argue that according to class differences stances are based on welfare state and change of tax fairness perception in Turkey. Besides this thesis was prepared through a broad range of field study which examines effects of tax fairness perception on attitudes toward welfare states. The role of government (ISSP, 2006) and Gerbing (1988)?s tax fairness perception scale as an extended format was used in the research model.Interviews were conducted with a study group of 1272 Turkish people in this scope of this study. The reliability of scales that are being used in survey has been tested by Cronbach?s Alfa Method and the validity of scales has been tested by Factor Analysis. In addition hypotheses of survey have been tested by difference tests (for testing differences of two groups independent samples t-test, for testing differences of three or more groups one way Anova test and for analyzing non-parametric datas Kruskall-Wallis and Mann-Whitnet tests) and by multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this survey suggest that Turkish people proceed to preserve their statist and solidarist structure but social classes? attitudes toward welfare state and perceptions of rax fairnes are still changing. In conclision positive attitudes toward welfare state increase when tax fairnes perception increases.