ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to protect what he called the "sun of peace" amid his government's ongoing "terror-free Türkiye " initiative. “We are moving forward determinedly, hopefully and carefully toward our goals of a terror-free Türkiye and a terror-free region,” Erdoğan said on July 18 during a graduation ceremony at the National Defense University in Istanbul. In line with the government's bid , PKK declared a ceasefire following a call from its jailed leader,