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Nieman Fellows in the class of 2015 at Harvard University have selected prominent Turkish journalist and writer Hasan Cemal as this year's recipient of the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism.

Turkey's recent plans to revive the Ottoman language have found a surprising new outlet, as an Istanbul-based company is now offering Ottoman-related domain names and hosting services.

"Catch the Ottoman trend," reads one advertisement, featuring a Turkish sultan sitting on a sofa telling the viewer to "Register in no time."

Turkish President Recep Erdogan will begin chairing the meetings of the government next year.

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Former ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Feyzi İşbaşaran, who has been arrested on allegations of "insulting the president," was punched in the face and attacked with eggs in two separate protests against him in Istanbul on Dec. 8.

Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006, has denounced what he described as a climate of "fear" in his country, in an interview published in daily Hürriyet on Dec. 7.

"The worst thing is that there's a fear. I find that everyone is afraid; it's not normal ... Freedom of expression has fallen to a very low level," Pamuk said.

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) are managing more than 600 modernization projects to address the challenges of the world's new security environment, Lt. General Alpaslan Erdoğan, chief of the Plans and Policy Division of the Turkish General Staff, announced late Dec. 3.

Turkey is being governed from the massive recently built presidential palace, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, in an apparent bid to assert his authority over the prime ministry.
 

Turkey and Russia have signed fresh documents in a bid to boost ties. The highlight of Russian President Putin's press conference with his Turkish counterpart Erdoğan was his announcement of a six percent discount in natural gas prices for exports to Turkey, as well as the cancellation of the South Stream pipeline.

Turkey and Russia have signed fresh documents in a bid to boost already growing ties. The highlight of Russian President Putin's press conference with his Turkish counterpart Erdoğan was his announcement of six percent discount in natural gas prices for exports to Turkey, as well as his warning for South Stream pipeline.

Iranian Economy Minister Ali Tayyebnia, who conveyed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's invitation to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during a meeting in Istanbul, has said Iran has been attracting investment requests from the western world amid hopes for a change in its business environment.