Salim Çevik on the PKK’s disarmament and Turkey’s authoritarian consolidation
November 10, 2026
Turkey Book Talk #282 – Salim Cevik, research associate at the Clingendael Institute, on his recent paper “Turkey’s Kurdish Process and Authoritarian Consolidation: Disarmament Without Settlement”.
The piece examines Ankara’s dialogue process aimed at dissolving the PKK, arguing that it will ultimately result in greater authoritarianisation, rather than democratisation.
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