Discrimination (2)

1. DISCRIMINATION

2. TYPES OF DISCRIMINATIONS
• RELIGION
• PHYSICAL FEATURES
• RACE (ETHNIC ORIGIN)
• REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS
• SEXUAL PREFERENCE
• POLITICAL BELIEF
• GENDER IDENTITY

3. WHO THINKS THERE IS
DISCRIMINATION IN MY COUNTRY?
Turkey findings obtained at the end survey of 1064
people in 26 provinces representing the public and some
results are as follows:
• 23,1 percent people in Turkey think that
discrimination is widely experienced.
• 46,8 percent think it is partly common.
• Those who think that discrimination is not
common or less common is 30,1 percent.

4. • Perception of the prevalence of
discrimination in people with high income
is low and the perception was high in
people with low income.
• In addition, while the perception regarding
the prevalence of discrimination in
education areas at high school and
university level is higher, it is believed that
discrimination is not common in those with
lower education level.

5. WHO IS DISCRIMINATED IN MY
COUNTRY?
• 25 percent of the respondents stated that
discrimination based on ethnic origin was
"very" and another 25 percent experienced
"sometimes".
• 49 percent of respondents said that ethnic
discrimination is rarely experienced or not
at all.

6. • 27 percent of respondents think that religious
discrimination is 'always' or 'mostly', 21
percent 'occasionally'.52 percent argue that
such discrimination is rarely or not at all.
• While the rate of those who say that
discrimination against refugees and
immigrants has never occurred or is rarely
experienced is 35.52 percent, the rate of
those who say "mostly" and "always" is 36.
The rate of those who think that this type of
discrimination is experienced 'sometimes'
was 26 percent.

7. "You think we’re experiencing
discrimination based on gender in
Turkey?“
• 42 percent never answered, 10 percent
'rarely', 15 percent sometimes, 12 percent
mostly and 22 percent 'always'.
• In other words, there is a crowd with a
strong belief that there is no discrimination
against women.

8. "Is there discrimination based on sexual
orientation - gender identity?“
• 32 percent of the question 'never‘
• 14 percent 'rarely‘
• 18 percent 'sometimes‘
• 13 percent 'mostly‘
• 23 percent 'always'.

9. “Is there any discrimination about the
political view?”
• 27 percent of the participants said 'never‘
• 10 percent 'rarely‘
• 21 percent 'sometimes‘
• 18 percent 'mostly‘
• 24 percent 'always'.

10. • 76 percent of the participants are gender,
• 66.2 percent of physical disability,
• 63 percent of belief,
• 62 percent of ethnic identity,
• 59 percent of political views,
• 53 percent of sexual orientation and gender
identity,
• 32 percent of refugees and that they do not
tolerate immigration discrimination in any area
of ​​life with tolerance.

11. WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF
DISCRIMINATION?
• IGNORANCE
• LACK OF EMPATHY
• FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
• JEALOUSY
• DESIRE TO BELONG
• LOVING THE FEELING OF HATE

12. DEFINITION
• These are not the only reasons, but they are
some reasons that some people hate.
• Understanding why specific groups hate can
help in trying to dismantle that hatred.
• That being said, one of the most effective things
you can do is ensuring that your children are
exposed to and play with children who are
different at a young age and being a good role
model of tolerance and inclusion yourself.

13. WHO HAS BEEN TRYING TO HELP
DISCRIMINATED PEOPLE?
IN TURKEY
• Association for Monitoring Equal Rights
• Zero Discrimination Association
• Social Policy Gender Identity and Sexual
Orientation Studies Association (SPoD)
etc.

14. Institutions were asked which groups they target with their
activities.
Institutions in this question:
• Main groups targeted by the activities
• 48 of the institutions general public,
• 33 journalists and media,
• 30 disadvantaged groups,
• 29 public staff,
• 29 researchers, experts and academics,
• 29 politicians,
• 25 children, youth and students,
• 25 activists and social workers,
• 23 women,
• 15 of them counted teachers among the main target groups.

15. INTERVIEW WITH A VICTIM
• When did you experience discrimination?
When I was in High School.
• What kind of discrimination did you
experience?
I was eating a lot . That really affected my
body and mental health.Everyone gave
me names that I never liked.

16. • How did you deal with it?
At first I couldn’t handle it. I’ve tried some
bad things. But I thought that it makes
things worse. So I told my parents about
it. It helped me a lot. I went to a therapist. I
knew that I had to lose weight -not for
those who laughed at me at school-for my
health problems. So I went to a nutritionist
and joined a sport club. I started not
hearing them.

17. • What would you like to tell other people
who has been dealing with discrimination?
If you believe yourself you can do
everything. You know you better than
everyone else. So don’t lose hope. You
are never alone. There are always
someone who is going to help you. There
are associations and organizations that
can help you. Don’t be silent be your own
voice.