Efforts to deal with climate change and adaptation are currently on the agenda of many countries. Research and academic studies generally focus on two different perceptions of the emergence of climate change. The first is that climate change occurs as a natural process. The second is the perception that human activities, directly or indirectly, trigger and bring about climate change. In this study, the perception towards climate change and the level of social confidence towards climate change in Şanlıurfa province were investigated. According to the research findings, participants generally think that climate change exists. According to the participants, although climate change is a natural process, human activities have a greater impact on the occurrence of climate change. Participants who believe that climate change exists are generally male, single, urban residents, under the age of 28, with a high level of education, fixed and average/high household income. The same participants do not believe very much that the occurrence of climate change is a natural process. These participants attribute the emergence of climate change to human activities. Participants think that the measures taken by society, policy makers and practitioners against climate change risks are not sufficient. Especially the confidence levels of the participants who are male, single, living in the city, under the age of 28 and have a high level of education are quite low.