Unfortunately, politics in Turkey has long turned into a power struggle, detached from the real agenda of the people. The corruption allegations and unethical relations that have come to the agenda through the municipalities of the Republican People's Party are not just the problem of one party; they are a mirror of the decaying understanding of governance in this country. Because this picture offers the government the opportunity it seeks on a golden platter.
The ruling party uses these weaknesses of the opposition to deflect criticism and make their own responsibilities invisible. The debate is diverted from poverty, unemployment and the cost of living, and is locked on scandals. In this way, politics becomes a competition of “who is less dirty” rather than a space for finding solutions for the people.
But the real question is: Who pays the price for this dirty fight?
The answer is clear: the poor of this country.
Today, millions of people trying to survive on a minimum wage of 28,000 liras and the elderly trying to survive on a pension of 20,000 liras are in a struggle for life that is getting heavier every day. In a country where rents start at 30 thousand liras, people have started to see even shelter as a luxury. There is a fire in the kitchen, bills cannot be paid, young people are looking for their future abroad.
But what does politics talk about? Scandals.
Of course, corruption and moral decadence should be discussed. But when these issues are turned into tools to cover up the economic devastation of the people, then it becomes a real betrayal. Because at that point, it is no longer a debate about who is right and who is wrong, but a race to see who can manipulate better.
Today, neither the opposition has a clean record nor the government has any responsibility. But the patience of the people has run out. People no longer want to see scandals but solutions. They want bread not slogans, justice not polemics.
If the political establishment continues to ignore this reality, then the issue will no longer be just corruption or immorality; it will become a system that directly attacks the right to life of the people.
And it must not be forgotten: Hunger does not listen to any political debate.