Is Erdogan moving Turkey closer to a Russia-style autocracy?

10/09/2025 10 min Episodio 1304
Is Erdogan moving Turkey closer to a Russia-style autocracy?

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Episode Synopsis

The latest chapter in a nearly year-long crackdown on the main opposition is unfolding in Turkey, where it seems Turkish President Erdogan is using the courts to effectively neuter the opposition. As Erdogan moves Turkey closer to a Russia-style autocracy, what does this mean for the opposition and ultimately for the West? Thanos Davelis breaks these questions down today with Wolfango Piccoli, the co-founder of risk analysis company Teneo. You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Turkey’s opposition head accuses Erdoğan of legal ‘coup’Turkey's 'tough guy' president says he's tackling corruption. Rivals say he's silencing oppositionGreece deemed critical to US energy planSenate GOP advances Guilfoyle’s nomination for Athens