Former TRT Presenter Sırrı Er Criticizes “A Broken System”: “The Country Keeps Losing Time in the Same Debates”

I want to talk not about a political party, a leader, or a particular group, but about a system that has been repeating itself for years.

This country has been experiencing the same debates, polarization, and disappointments for decades.

The cost of living continues to rise. Trust in justice is weakening. Young people are seeking their futures in other countries. Farmers are struggling to produce. Goals for high value-added industrial production remain largely on paper.

The government sees every criticism as hostility and persists in its mistakes. The opposition, meanwhile, wastes time on internal power struggles instead of producing credible alternatives.

Debates over annulment claims, battles over positions, and endless internal conflicts do not solve citizens’ problems; on the contrary, they strengthen the government’s hand.

Society is exhausted, young people are losing hope, retirees are struggling to make ends meet, and workers are worried about their future.

Everyone is talking, but no one is listening to one another. Everyone claims to be right, while the country keeps losing.

We must now face a simple truth: A country is driven into a dead end not only by the mistakes of those in power, but also by an ineffective opposition, those who remain silent, and those who have given up questioning.

The issue is a mindset. It is the set of habits that have continued for years. Doing the same things and expecting different results serves no purpose other than wasting time and causing further harm to this country.

What we need is not blind partisanship, but reason, merit, justice, the rule of law, productivity, accountability, and the courage to stand on the side of what is right without hiding behind excuses.

#BrokenSystem

Bir partiyi, bir lideri ya da bir kesimi değil; yıllardır tekrar eden düzeni konuşmak istiyorum.

Bu ülke aynı tartışmaları, kutuplaşmaları, hayâl kırıklıklarını yıllardır yaşıyor.

Hayat pahalılığı artıyor. Adalete olan güven zayıflıyor. Gençler geleceklerini başka ülkelerde… pic.twitter.com/8FmsmxnUID

— Sırrı Er (@konusmasanati) June 1, 2026