balık baştan kokar

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Türkçe - İngilizce
(Atasözü) Trouble starts either by senseless leadership or by underground activities
(deyim) a fish rots from the head down

When an organization or state fails, it is the leadership that is the root cause.

corruption starts at the top
Balık baştan kokar su dipten bulanır
(Atasözü) Trouble starts either by senseless leadership or by underground activities
balık baştan kokar