Little over a month has passed since Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), made a historic call to his followers to lay down their weapons and engage in negotiations with the Turkish government. The enthusiasm with which both Turks and Kurds had welcomed the resumption of dialogue has now been replaced by a more realistic and somber realization: the path to peace is long and there is no guarantee of success at the end of the road.