THE PERCEPTION OF DISCRIMINATION IN TURKEY The difference between the results in ethnicity and belief observed is in responses to discrimination against refugees/migrants. The percentage of interlocutors saying discrimination against refugees/migrants is never or rarely experienced remains at 35.52 per-cent. Interlocutors who say that discrimination against refugees /migrants experienced usually and always increase to 36.28 per-cent, while the ratio of those answering with sometimes increase to 28.20 per-cent. (See Graph 4). This situation occurred in almost all focus group meetings. The following statements frequently expressed are; Syrians are traitors for leaving their country, Turkish State gives extreme privileges to them, it is no good for Turkey to give homes to Syrians since nobody would never want to become a neighbour with them. A 41-year-old male participant Z. from Sivas, working as administrative staff at a university starting from the beginning of the focus group meeting stated that some people artificially create discrimination, and it is necessary to love all the creatures 20

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