06.12.2025 16:12
An 86-year-old man named Rüstem Balık, who resides in the Kırköy district of Muş, has been unable to eat after suffering from a stomach ailment. For the past 50 years, Rüstem has been living on just tea and wafers. Surviving on two wafers a day, Rüstem said, "I live alone in this house; there is no one beside me. At night, I sit by the stove and drink tea."
Rüstem Balık, an 86-year-old man living in the Kırköy district of Muş, has been fighting for his life for nearly 50 years by surviving solely on tea and wafers. Four years after losing his wife, Balık continues his life alone in a house he built with his own hands.
ONLY EATS WAFERS AND DRINKS TEA
After suffering from a stomach ailment nearly half a century ago, Rüstem grandfather, who can no longer eat, began to consume only tea and wafers. Surviving on two wafers a day, Balık spends most of his time at home. Rüstem grandfather, who has maintained his health with the same diet for years, leaves those who hear about his situation in astonishment. Despite his advancing age, 86-year-old Rüstem Balık continues to hold on to life with tea and wafers.
"I SIT BY THE STOVE AND DRINK TEA AT NIGHT"
Balık, who states that he has not been able to eat for nearly 50 years due to his stomach ailment, emphasizes that the only things he can consume are tea and wafers, saying, "I am Rüstem Balık. I am 86 years old. After returning from the army, I have not been able to eat for about 50 years due to a stomach ailment. The only thing I can eat is tea and wafers. I stay alone in this house, there is no one with me. At night, I sit by the stove and drink tea," he said.
"HE HAS NOT EATEN BREAD FOR 50 YEARS"
Hüseyin Dinçer, who states that he is Rüstem's own nephew, says that his uncle has not consumed anything other than tea and wafers for nearly 50 years, stating, "Rüstem Balık is my own uncle. He has not eaten or drunk anything other than tea and wafers for 50 years. We are also astonished at how he lives on tea and wafers. This is nothing but the will of God. He has not eaten even bread for 50 years," he said.
"HE CAN STILL WALK AND CLIMB"
Dinçer stated, "We cannot understand how a person can live without eating anything for a day; his way of living is something entirely different. Even if he climbs a hill now, he can still walk and climb despite not eating anything. When people see his strength and energy, they are truly amazed," he expressed.