BWA PRESIDENT ÇETİN AY MAKES A STRIKING STATEMENT.

We live in an age where power games have replaced justice, and conscience is stifled by silence.

It is precisely at this time that Çetin Ay, President of BWA and an international businessman, warns not only those in power but also the silent society with his striking article.

His published text is more than a call; it is a powerful manifesto of conscience written on rights, morality, and humanity.

What does Çetin Ay draw attention to in this article?

“This world has seen many states, many sultans, many religions and ideologies. But one truth has never changed: You cannot prosper through oppression. Especially not by violating the rights of others.”

According to Ay, the people's consent should be sought not only in the ballot box but also in their daily lives. Counting votes does not bring justice; justice only becomes real when it is felt at the dinner table, on the way to school, and in the courtroom.

“A nation is not merely the numbers in the ballot box. What constitutes it is the sweat of its labor, the bread on its table, and the prayers of those whose rights have been violated.”

Çetin Ay also speaks out against the corrupt system of governance:

“If you violate the rights of the people, if you tilt the scales of justice to favor your cronies; if you transfer the nation's wealth to crony contractors; if you prioritize loyalty over merit; even if you build a thousand mosques or perform the Hajj a thousand times, you cannot cleanse that right!”

Ay's words are directed not only at politicians but also at the silent masses:

“If we ignore the mother who cannot find anything to put in her child's lunchbox, the student walking to school in the dark, then we are not just losing our humanity as a government, but as a whole.”

So what is the solution?

Ay's approach is clear: A moral, just, and conscientious society cannot be born without confrontation and reconciliation. Faith is revealed in justice, not in showmanship.

“True purification comes through reconciliation. True morality begins in the heart, not on the pulpit. We understand the true faith of a person not from their prostration, but from their adherence to justice.

And let us not forget: Neither a dervish lodge nor Mecca can cleanse the wrongs done to another.”

This special interview is not a reminder, but an awakening.

Truth holds those who silence others as accountable as those who remain silent. (Çetin Ay)

— Prepared by: UBA Interview Service