Every day we witness a mother's drama with a heavy heart.
For example, the mother who can't buy meatballs for her child, so she cooks eggs in oil in the kitchen just to let him smell them.
Her child is hungry; the mother who tries to console her child for a moment by putting the smell of eggs on the table, like the taste of meatballs, actually hides the real hunger.
Every action of our mothers is a silent resistance; a silent struggle against life and poverty. This struggle forms the basis for a spiritual collapse that is mingled with despair.
It is precisely in these kitchens, The silent collapse begins at the tables of children lulled by the smell of eggs.
Poverty and corruption erode the family and society in a mutually reinforcing cycle.
Families in big cities have started to struggle to meet their basic needs.
TÜİK’in 2024 verilerine göre yoksulluk oranı %13,6; yoksulluk riski altındaki nüfus %21,2.
In the countryside, the picture is worse: young people are migrating, villages are aging - emptying out - and agriculture and animal husbandry have long lost their appeal.
Poverty is no longer a temporary crisis; it is a permanent reality that is transmitted between generations, almost like an irrefutable inheritance.
Corruption is not just economic collapse measured in money.
It is the collapse of trust, of law, of the functioning of the state.
Our position in Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perception Index clearly shows this.
Public tenders, zoning permits and contractor agreements are often shaped under the influence of politics and interest groups.
Supervision is weak. Institutions are almost rotting.
This decay directly increases poverty.
As corruption increases, public resources are wasted, the social state is weakened, and the power of citizens to demand accountability disappears.
Poverty is increasing, controls are loosening, corruption is deepening.
This cycle is quietly consuming the family, society and the basic institutions of the state.
The silent collapse is shaping lives unnoticed.
Sometimes, without the smallest support, those lives lose their strength and perish.
The prescription is simple, but its implementation requires determination.
Public spending must be transparent and traceable.
Aid should be distributed based on objective criteria rather than political references.
Public officials should be appointed on merit; the judiciary should be free from pressure.
These steps are not just a matter of politics; they are a matter of social morality.
Real prosperity and development is not achieved through concrete, technology, or peak industry, or a total increase in national income.
It starts with clean politics, fair governance, strong families and strong social institutions.
Poverty is not destiny, nor should it be. Corruption is not a habit, it should not be normalized.
We must speak out against them. The day we can break the silent collapse, our children will no longer be distracted by smells, but will be nourished by the reality of taste. We will have taken the steps towards a prosperous society.
If we fail to do so, one day we will be looking for the very eggs we try to comfort our children with;
Let us not forget that the silence of those who cannot even reach the egg deafens us all.
We hope that this silence is heard by those who govern and those who are candidates for governance.