THE PERCEPTION OF DISCRIMINATION IN TURKEY In other words, it is possible to say that experiencing discrimination rather than recognizing it as a concept is a more crucial determinant in the formation of sensitivity about discrimination. For the same reason, it can be thought that the relative advantage in terms of income level reduces the likelihood of experiencing discrimination itself and brings insensitivity to discrimination practices. However, we should note that the survey results point to an awareness of one's ethnic or religious affiliation that goes beyond the differentiation of the income variable. 3.A.2. The Relationship Between Perception of Discrimination and Religious and Ethnic Belonging 14.2 per-cent of the interviewees stated that the language spoken at home was generally a language other than Turkish. Of course, it is not possible to determine one's ethnic origin based solely on this data. There might be people even though they always or commonly speak Turkish at their homes; they do not identify themselves as Turkish being asked about their ethnicity. However, even though they generally speak Turkish in their house, we can conclude that there are people who prefer to write a language other than Turkish to underline their ethnic differences. Therefore, the person's choice in answering this question stands out as an indicator of the ethnic identity of that person. While 23 per-cent of interlocutors think that discrimination is prevalent in Turkey, it has increased to 38.4 per-cent among the ones speaking a language other than Turkish at their house. Thus, two out of every five people speaking a language other than Turkish at their house perceives that discrimination is very widespread in Turkey. Only 42.4 per-cent of Turkish-speaking people in the house think that discrimination is less common in Turkey. The relationship between the language spoken at home and the perception that discrimination is widespread is also confirmed statistically. 14 Members of the majority group have a weaker perception of the prevalence of discrimination on ethnic belonging, whereas, in the case of religious belonging, a similar trend does not occur. In contrast, we can say that views on the prevalence of discrimination among the Sunni Muslims, representing the majority, is relatively high considered proportionally. While 54.3 per-cent of the group declaring that they are not Sunni Muslims expressed that the discrimination is less common, it is 39.9 per-cent for Sunni Muslims15. It is fruitful to emphasize the relation of religious belonging with discrimination perception, which does not show a statistically significant difference in perception of discrimination as much as language. 14 x2(2, N = 1056) = 23.577, P = < 0.01 15 x2(2, N = 1056) = 6.68, P = < 0.05 16