Turkey Welcomes PKK Disarmament Law Despite Fears About Its Misuse

Turkey last week took its most concrete legal step yet towards ending more than four decades of conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, PKK. But while this is generating a rare political consensus and cautious optimism, suspicions about the intentions of the government overseeing the process run deep. For many Kurds and other critics of the government, the central question is not only whether the PKK will disarm. It is whether this process will lead to greater democracy, freedom and equal citizenship – or whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will use an initiative clothed in the language of peace to consolidate his own power. Subscribe to Balkan Insight Premium to read the full article. Please login to your account below if you are already a Premium Subscriber. Buy Premium Subscription Our Premium Service gives you full access to all content published on BalkanInsight.com, including analyses, investigations, comments, interviews and more. Choose your subscription today and get unparalleled in-depth coverage of the Southern and Eastern Europe. Buy Premium Subscription If you have trouble logging in or any other questions regarding you account, please contact us