PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION IN TURKEY And which characteristics distinguish this group from the rest? We observe that especially four variables are related to the perception of discrimination: income level, education level, religious belonging, and ethnic belonging. 3.A.1. Relationship Between Income and Education Level and Perception of Discrimination There is a strong relationship between income level and the perception of the prevalence of discrimination.10 In other words, while the perception of the prevalence of discrimination in low-income individuals is higher than expected, it is the opposite for high-income individuals. When we look at the level of education, we find a significant relation but in the opposite way. 11 While the perception of the prevalence of discrimination is higher in high school and university level educators, it is a common belief that discrimination is not widespread in those with lower education levels. In this context, when it comes to the perception of the prevalence of discrimination, we see that education level and income level are in the opposite direction. Application of the Pearson correlation analysis also confirms this opposite relationship between the income level, education level and the prevalence of discrimination. 12 However, in the focus group discussions conducted to understand the nature of the difference in this issue, we observed that the level of education provided a rhetorical advantage to the interlocutors regarding the definition of discrimination, but there is no direct reflection of it in their attitudes towards discrimination. For example, a male educator with graduate degree differentiates himself from the rest of the group by answering "what is discrimination?" question as "othering". However, during a discussion in the group on the Syrian migrants, the same person justifies discrimination towards Syrians by saying "because they stink”13. This example shows that there is a gap between rhetoric and attitude when concrete situations are concerned. In the same focus group meeting, it was observed that an interlocutor- a woman wearing a headscarf, also with a graduate degree and often references to the experiences of her relatives living as workers in European countries, was the one who made the most severe objections to the discriminatory discourses expressed in the debate, although she did not use the right concepts in describing discrimination. 10 x2(4, N = 966) = 41.52, P = < 0.01 11 x2(2, N = 1056) = 6.68, P = < 0.05 12 While the correlation between the perception of the prevalence of discrimination and education level is strong and co-directional (r = .089, p < .01), the correlation between the perception of the prevalence of discrimination and income level is strong and opposite (r = -.112, p < .01). 13 Bulgu Araştırması, 3rd Focus Group Meeting on August 2, 2018 15