Tag: Ergun Babahan

What Does Central Europe’s Post-Orban Russia Policy Look Like?

A version of this blog appeared on Carnegie Endowment On May 9, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss energy cooperation and the war in Ukraine. The meeting highlights a broader trend in Central and Eastern Europe: Even after Viktor Orban’s fall from power in Hungary, several regional leaders continue to engage with Russia in search of economic...

A Head May 27, 2026

The First Phase of Erdogan’s Plan to Neutralize the Main Opposition Is Complete

Turkey’s path to the dictatorship The first phase of Erdoğan’s plan to neutralize the main opposition party — carried out in cooperation with former CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu — has been completed. The crisis escalated when figures close to Kılıçdaroğlu, along with individuals linked to organized crime, made their way to CHP headquarters. It intensified further after Kılıçdaroğlu submitted a petition to the Ankara Police...

A Head May 25, 2026

Tag: Ergun Babahan

What Does Central Europe’s Post-Orban Russia Policy Look Like?

The First Phase of Erdogan’s Plan to Neutralize the Main Opposition Is Complete

Third Week Of April: You can kill someone, but you cannot erase them

Second Week of April 2026 – Erdoğan Moves to Neutralize CHP Under Cover of Regional Tensions

First Week of April 2026: Erdoğan is suffocating CHP

Second Week of March 2026 – CHP in Silivri

First Week of March 2026 – İmamoğlu trial starts

Fourth Week of February 2026: Öcalan calls for democracy

3rd Week of February: Parliamentary Report, Legal Battles, and Economic Strain

1st Week of February 2026: “Right to Hope” talk, arrests in practice

The End of January 2026: Turkey Blocks Aid to Kobani

3rd Week of January: Turkey Chooses the Sri Lanka Model

2nd Week of January: Peace by Beating the Kurds

1th Week of January 2026: Gülen Movement Labeled “Terrorists,” ISIS Treated as “Suspects”