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The State Mortgage Company is building more than 83,000 apartments at 65 sites across seven regions of Kyrgyzstan, from Bishkek to Batken region, President Sadyr Japarov said. He made the remarks on 14 October 2026 at a handover ceremony for apartments in the Muras residential complex in Bishkek.
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Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Baku, Azerbaijan, tomorrow to attend the Seventh Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). According to Foreign Ministry sources, he will represent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Around 522,000 Kazakhstanis could lose state benefits because of means-testing criteria taking effect on 1 January 2027, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin said.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), scheduled to take place in Baku on October 15. APA reports this, citing the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Pensions and social payments in Kazakhstan will be indexed starting next year. This was announced at a briefing in the Kurultai by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin. The report is based on information from Tengrinews.kz correspondents.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that attention should soon be focused on signing a peace treaty with Azerbaijan and ratifying the document. He considers signing the agreement important for ensuring the longevity of Armenian statehood. Pashinyan spoke about this in a video address shared on social media.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said the country aims to eliminate its electricity shortage and stop importing power within two to two and a half years. He made the remarks at a meeting with residents of Kadamjai district and the city of Kyzyl-Kiya, explaining the reasons for temporary power supply restrictions.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan proposes raising retail prices of liquefied gas (propane) for households and introducing targeted subsidies. The draft resolution, published on the SOVAZ portal for discussing regulatory acts, aims to introduce market mechanisms in gas supply, attract private businesses and increase subsidy efficiency.
President Ilham Aliyev said the main goal of the next, second stage of the State Programme of Great Return is to further increase private investment, expand permanent employment and export-oriented production, and strengthen the positions of Karabakh and East Zangezur as a new centre of economic growth. The remarks were made in an address to participants of the 6th Azerbaijan International Exhibition “Reconstruction, Restoration and Development of Karabakh” – Rebuild Garabagh, according to Day.Az, citing AZERTAC.
A meeting between Turkish Cypriot President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Christodoulides began at 15:50 in the buffer zone. According to a statement from the Presidency, the meeting is being held at the office of the United Nations Good Offices Mission.
Economy
Kazakhstan's economy grew 4.2% in January–September 2026, according to figures reviewed at a government meeting. Other indicators of the country's socio-economic development were also considered at the session.
Manasbek Samidinov, Chairman of the Board of “Manas International Airport” OJSC, made a working visit to the Osh and Jalal-Abad regions on October 14, 2026, to review construction progress on new airport projects. He toured the sites, assessed the pace of work, verified compliance with quality standards, and heard reports from responsible specialists and representatives of contracting organizations.
The Alithia newspaper reported that the ‘Iris 2026’ exercise began the day before yesterday and will end tomorrow. The paper described it as one of the most important annual training activities of the Greek Cypriot National Guard (RMMO). The headline of the report states that the exercise is being conducted with the participation of Greek F-16 fighter jets.
Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu told Gündem Kıbrıs Web TV that UN processes will not produce a result favourable to Turkish Cypriots while Security Council resolutions and UN parameters remain. He questioned why President Erhürman continues talks with the Greek Cypriot leader, and criticised a 1 October parade featuring US, British and French soldiers.
Scientists from the Institute of Zoology of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, working with foreign colleagues, have for the first time recorded the Turkmen long-eared bat (Plecotus turkmenicus), a rare and little-studied bat species, on the country's territory. The bat was found in the Southern Ustyurt National Nature Park.
AKSA Energy has announced that it will increase the installed capacity of the Kalecik Power Plant, which operates in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, to 223 megawatts through a 35-megawatt additional investment. According to a report by the Anadolu Agency, the company stated in its announcement that the plant meets about half of the TRNC's electricity needs and that a capacity increase will be carried out.
Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Christodoulides plans to raise the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Turkey and the TRNC, along with a NAVTEX issued by Turkey, with European leaders at the European Council summit in Brussels, according to Fileleftheros. The summit begins tomorrow and ends on Friday.
Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi (CTP) Leader Sıla Usar İncirli said 6 December would be an important day in political history. She said the party will come to power both in local governments and in the government, “to serve our people.” She spoke at an event where CTP presented its local government approach, shared principles and goals extending to 2030.
Üstel said that political stability has allowed the government to carry out reforms and investments that had been awaited for years, and that it aims to deliver new mega projects in the next five-year period. Recalling its promise to bring stability when it took office, he said rural municipalities had long struggled with financial problems and infrastructure investment, and that steps under the Municipal Reform and government-local government cooperation were addressing these issues.
An international exhibition and scientific conference held in Ashgabat served as a significant platform for deepening the strategic partnership between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation. Yuliya Zaytseva, First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan and representative of Rossotrudnichestvo, commented on the outcomes of the forum and future directions of intergovernmental cooperation.
Kazakhstan has identified about 20 promising areas for the search for rare and rare earth metals, Industry and Construction Minister Yersain Nagaspayev said. Speaking at a plenary session of the Kurultai on Wednesday, he said the country has begun detailed study of its subsoil at a scale of 1:50,000 for the first time in 30 years, describing the work as near-prospecting. Twenty projects have been developed across 100,000 square kilometres.
The 5th Meeting of the High-Level Group of the DARYA Regional Programme opened in Ashgabat on 13 October 2026. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the meeting focuses on skills development in the context of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor.
Producer prices for industrial goods in Kyrgyzstan rose 26.7% in January–August 2026 compared with the same period of 2025, the highest increase among Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries, according to data from the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). The average increase across the union was 3.9%.
Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy, Serik Zhumangarin, said at a 13 October briefing that the country lost about 6 million tonnes of oil output in 2026 due to problems with the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) and an accident at the Tengiz field, according to TASS. He said the oil was not produced and remains in the ground, not participating in the economy.
Aktogay copper smelter, BP's Shah Deniz project, a $12 billion US-Uzbek investment package and Cyprus talks headline today's Turkic news.
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