Ankara's decades-long counterterrorism efforts have led to the PKK terror group's disarmament call, ending a fierce battle that devastatingly claimed over 40.000 lives since 1978. In a symbolic ceremony in Iraq's Suleymaniye province, members of the PKK burned their weapons. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed the disarmament as a critical step forward, stating that it marks the path toward achieving a Türkiye free of terrorism.