Geopolitical Threats Underpin Turkey's PKK Disarmament Initiative

Turkey's parliament has passed a law enabling PKK members to surrender weapons and allowing political prisoners and exiles to return, creating a legal framework to end decades of conflict. The author contends that this peace process is driven by regional security pressures rather than President Erdogan's domestic political calculations. Critics, however, suspect the move is a cynical attempt to secure Kurdish backing for his authoritarian rule.