Abstract
The purpose of this study was to Measuring the level of trust, legitimacy and civil awareness among Turkish citizens with an emphasis on legal procedures. The study is quantitative field research, and the data has been collected through a survey method. Results show that, it has been revealed that there is a significant relationship between the demographical characteristics, perspectives on life, future expectations, religiosity level, political view, the social trust level of the individuals, and their level of trust in the institutions. According to the findings derived, it has been seen that the institutional and social trust levels of the citizens in Turkey are quite low. The most trusted institutions are “Army-Armed Forces and Presidency”.
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