A recent study conducted by academics from the Gender and Women’s Studies Research Center at Kadir Has University has reported that 71.2 percent of participants believe there is no gender equality in Turkey.

The study, titled “Social Gender and Women Perception in Turkey”, was conducted in April 2015 in 26 cities with 1,000 participants, 50.3 percent female and 49.7 percent males.

Although 66.9 percent of all participants state that women and men are not provided with equal opportunities in their job search and 81 percent state that equal salary for the same job is necessary, 42.7 percent of participants state that men should come first during times of high unemployment.

The number of female deputies in Turkish parliament is also found to be insufficient by 77.9 percent of the participants and 61.4 percent state that parties’ politics for women definitely affect their voting behavior.

83.7 percent of participants state that it is the role of the state to establish equality among women and men.