New Normal Study: The Easing of Restrictions

About the study

This study measures how people adapted to the new normal during the reopening process following approximately three months of tightened restrictions, including their return to cafés and restaurants and compliance with precautions.

Key findings

• 77% of people went to neither a café nor a restaurant during the initial reopening period; 12% visited a café and 10.3% a restaurant.
• 58.5% said restaurants fully complied with precautions and 35.4% said they partly complied; the corresponding figures for cafés were 52.6% and 39.5%. Compliance with the 50% occupancy rule was also measured.
• People continued to take personal precautions.

Methodology

The study was conducted with 1,067 participants across Türkiye.