Today is the ten-year anniversary of the Turkish military’s “secular correction” which ultimately led to the resignation of Turkey’s first Islamist government that June. This year also marks the first time since 1973 that both the Turkish presidency and parliament will be determined the same year (the outgoing, Islamist-dominated parliament, not a direct election, will choose the president). The current Islamist prime minister is determined to run for president, in theory giving Islamists a strangle-hold over Turkey’s government. For Turkey watchers out-there, here’s a long essay looking at the situation and various scenarios.