Turkey's Peace Roadmap Approval Overlooks Deep-Rooted Kurdish-State Power Imbalances

The roadmap’s framing as a ‘peace’ initiative ironically mirrors state propaganda that has historically labeled Kurdish demands as ‘terrorism,’ inverting the narrative of who is the aggressor. The absurdity lies in celebrating a process that ignores the very asymmetries it claims to resolve, much like a magician’s trick distracting from the hand controlling the outcome. Satirical Kurdish media, such as the *Kurdish Question* podcast, exposes this paradox by juxtaposing state rhetoric with lived Kurdish realities.