Public opinions and polls:
KONDA, a well-respected research company in Turkey, conducted a nationwide survey in collaboration with the youngest LGBT organization in Turkey – that is, the Social Policies, Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Studies Association (SPoD) – in 2012.
One of the questions asked was, “Do you think homosexuality should be criminalized? If yes, what should the penalty be?”
Despite the fact that a sexual act between same-sex partners above the age of 18 has never been a crime in Turkey:
One of the questions asked was, “Do you think homosexuality should be criminalized? If yes, what should the penalty be?”
Despite the fact that a sexual act between same-sex partners above the age of 18 has never been a crime in Turkey:
- Only 11.2 % of respondents answered that homosexuality should not be a criminal act.
- Some 32% said that homosexuals should be given the most severe punishment available
- 28.9% answered that they should be “cured”
- 21.7% said they should be jailed
- 6.2% that they should be fined