Current Analysis The Many Roles of Turkey in the Syrian Crisis On October 4, 2012, the Turkish Grand National Assembly approved a motion, by a vote of 320 to 129, authorizing deployment of the armed forces in “foreign countries,” essentially where and when the government saw fit. It was an expansive, vague-sounding mandate, but in fact there was only one target Aslı Ilgıt, ROCHELLE DAVIS • 18 min read
