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Uzbekistan plans to modernise the oil refineries in Bukhara and Fergana, according to a report by UzA. The President stressed that gas should not only be used to generate electricity but also deeply processed to create greater added value.
Azerbaijan produced 37.521 billion cubic meters of natural gas in January-September 2026, according to a report published on the State Statistics Committee's website.
Prime Minister Ünal Üstel has thanked Numan Kurtulmuş, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM), for presenting historical facts in response to Greek Cypriot claims and bringing the just cause of the Turkish Cypriot people onto the European agenda. Üstel made the remarks in a written statement referring to Kurtulmuş's statements at the Conference of Presidents of European Parliaments, where he defended Turkish Cypriot rights.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke at the COP17 leaders' summit on biodiversity conservation. He said healthy ecosystems play a key role in food production, the protection of water resources and the livelihoods of millions of people, and called for an environmental agenda that overcomes political differences.
At the COP17 Leaders' Summit on Biodiversity in Yerevan, Armenia, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced Kazakhstan's initiative to establish an International Fund for the Protection of Rare Species and Biodiversity and urged foreign partners to join it. He said the initiative is complemented by the National Biodiversity 10-year program, and that the National Bank of Genetic Biodiversity is being launched.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met Mehmet Cengiz, chairman of the board of Turkish company Cengiz Holding. The talks took place during a session of the Investors Council in the fuel and energy sector.
Kyrgyzstan has named four sectors it considers promising for cooperation with Turkish business: textile and garment manufacturing, processing of agricultural products, production of modern construction materials, and solar energy. First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet Daniyar Amangeldiyev made the statement on 16 October at a meeting with a delegation of the Turkey–Kyrgyzstan Business Council.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation led by Muhammad Abunayyan, co-chair of the Uzbekistan–Saudi Business Council and head of ACWA's board, during the first meeting of the Fuel and Energy Sector Investors Council. The sides discussed expanding practical cooperation and accelerating priority joint projects, as Saudi companies' interest in Uzbekistan's market keeps growing.
Eduard Martirosyan, Director General of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, said Armenia intends to develop cooperation with Azerbaijan in the energy sector. He spoke at a roundtable titled “3+3 Platform: Energy cooperation as a pillar of peace and security in the South Caucasus” held within Russian Energy Week, according to APA’s Moscow bureau.
Kirill Bychkov, Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), presented plans to modernise energy infrastructure in the republic's Arctic districts at Russian Energy Week in Moscow. In his speech, he discussed hybrid generation, the renewal of diesel power plants and prospects for introducing small nuclear energy.
Kyrgyzstan's foreign trade turnover rose 13.3% in January–August 2026 compared with the same period of 2025, reaching $12 billion, according to preliminary data. First Deputy Chairperson of the National Statistical Committee Nazira Kerimaliyeva announced the figures at a press conference in Bishkek on 15 October.
Greece will hold a drill in the Eastern Mediterranean on 19 October together with France, Italy and the Greek Cypriot Administration (GKRY). According to a Ta Nea report carried by Haber Kıbrıs, the exercise, called “Eunomia”, will largely take place along the route of a planned electricity interconnector project (GSI) linking Greece, GKRY and Israel.
Kazakhstan will revise its approach to guaranteeing citizens' pension savings, Labour and Social Protection Minister Askarbek Yertayev said at a briefing by the SCC. He said the guarantee of the safekeeping of pension savings is enshrined in an article of the Social Code and stressed that the changes concern only investment income.
The New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) has recommended that Ramiz Mehdiyev, former head of the Presidential Administration, be stripped of his titles. According to Modern.az, the matter was discussed at the first meeting of the party's Executive Board held after its VIII congress.
A vocational and technical education institution in Chadyr-Lunga is among 25 educational establishments in Moldova that are planned for modernisation. The project is part of a large-scale initiative with a total cost of 80 million euros. The report was published in Russian by the Gagauzinfo news outlet.
Bensi George, chief operating officer of the Federation of International Chambers of Commerce and Delegations and a representative of the Kerala state government in India, proposed developing cooperation with Tatarstan in four directions. The initiative was voiced at the plenary session of the TAIM II Russia-India Forum in Kazan.
Major reconstruction work at the National Historical and Cultural Complex Manas Ordo in Kyrgyzstan's Talas region has been fully completed. The grounds have been renewed, and national heritage has been combined with modern architectural solutions. The work began in 2024 and was funded from the republican budget. On November 13, 2025, President Sadyr Japarov laid a time capsule at the complex in connection with the reconstruction.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received US Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor on 16 October. The two sides reviewed current issues related to further deepening the Uzbek-American strategic partnership.
From 2027, the period for paying unemployment benefits in Kazakhstan will be cut from six months to three. At the same time, the job search period for unemployed people will be extended from three days to 10 days. Labour and Social Protection Minister Asqarbek Ertayev announced the changes at a briefing. The report was published by Tengrinews.
Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides announced that a high-level meeting between the European Union and Turkey will be held before the end of October. Speaking in Brussels on the second day of the European Council summit, he said the meeting will take place at the request of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He said he received this information after contacts in New York and expressed satisfaction with the decision.
On October 16, 2026, in Bishkek, Meerimbek Koichumanov, Deputy Head of the National Investment Agency, met Ross Land, CEO of the Eurasia Critical Minerals Organisation, and representatives of the British Embassy in Kyrgyzstan, Kabar reported.
Kabar reports from Bishkek that, on October 16, 2026, ahead of the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan scheduled for January 27, 2027, the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda accredited 81 media outlets to take part in covering the election campaign.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Jamil Kazanchi, chairman of the board of directors of the Turkish company Aksa Enerji, within the first meeting of the Investors Council of the fuel and energy sector.
Society
Family welfare categories in Kazakhstan, which help determine eligibility for some state benefits, may change depending on a household's financial situation. Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population Askarbek Ertayev announced this at a briefing at the Central Communications Service (SCC), according to a Kazinform correspondent.
Today's top Turkic news: Uzbekistan-China ties, Samarkand visit, Kulubaev-Rubio talks, Northern Cyprus festival and Turkmen desertification centre.
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