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The National Unity Party (UBP) in Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will hold a candidate selection vote for parliamentary seats on 24 October. A total of 72 aspiring candidates are competing across six electoral districts.
According to the headline of a report published by the Tatar-inform news agency, Minnikhanov met with a vice-speaker of the State Duma. The headline refers to the agency's report in the Tatar language.
North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said tensions with Bulgaria after Iva Mihailova fled to the country will not change his government's stance on European Union integration. He said Skopje would step up calls for meetings and dialogue with Bulgaria to find solutions to the problems.
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolved all local assemblies, or maslikhats, on October 12, and the Central Election Commission called snap elections for November 29. Most maslikhat seats had been held by members of the Amanat party, which was absorbed into the new ruling party, Adilet, in June.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met in Yerevan within the framework of the leaders' summit of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. The meeting took place in the Armenian capital, as part of that summit.
Uzbekistan will set up an Investors Council in the fuel and energy sector, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced during an open dialogue with sector investors. The council will be headed by Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Presidential Administration.
Armenia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ararat Mirzoyan, said that interconnecting electricity supply networks is the easiest task to carry out and that the process is already under way. Speaking about the opening of the Armenia-Turkey border, he said, according to Qafqazinfo, that he expects first-tier results to be seen in the near future because no major construction work is needed there.
Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu was received by Iraqi officials in Baghdad upon arriving to attend the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), according to a statement from the ministry.
Maria Angela Holguin, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy on Cyprus, is expected to visit the island at the end of this month. Citing Politis, the report says she plans to stay about a week to meet the two leaders separately, and a trilateral meeting with the leaders is also being sought if possible.
According to APA, Azerbaijan is marking 35 years since restoring its independence. The article's headline is devoted to this anniversary.
Öztürkler said at Sadrazamköy that the joint operational capability, superior firepower, discipline and coordination of Turkish Armed Forces’ land, sea and air components had once again been witnessed. He stressed that Turkish Cypriots favour peace, but that the desire for peace should not be seen as weakness.
Bashkortostan plans to abolish and merge several settlements, according to decisions considered by a committee of the republic's State Assembly.
Kyrgyzstan's Central Commission for Elections and Referendums has approved the procedure for organising the work of a Public Observation Centre. According to Kabar, in a report dated 16.10.26, the decision was adopted today. The commission said the centre's main goal is to create conditions for viewing video broadcasts from polling stations in real time on voting day in upcoming elections and referendums in Kyrgyzstan.
CTP Member of Parliament Ürün Solyalı has explained how voters will cast ballots in parliamentary elections after the mixed vote was abolished. Referring to Article 101 of Law No. 5/1976 on Elections and Referendums, Solyalı said ballots will list parties and candidates, and a vote for a party can be cast either by stamp alone or by stamp plus preference.
President Tufan Erhürman and Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Christodoulides will attend a bicommunal Peace Festival in Pile on Saturday, the first in seven years. According to Politis newspaper, the event will begin at 19.00 on the football pitch behind Pile Turkish Primary School.
AKP Deputy Chairman Kürşad Zorlu said differences may exist in how Turkey and Azerbaijan proceed, without addressing points that have strained ties. Speaking at an Ankara event for the Kyrgyz Republic's independence day, he said the two states respect each other's decisions and sovereignty. "We know how to discuss our problems within our family council, in a way that suits us," he said.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said the enclave and exclave issue between Armenia and Azerbaijan is not an obstacle to signing the initialled peace agreement. Speaking at a press briefing, he called the matter sensitive but noted it is not among the conditions Azerbaijan has publicly raised for signing the treaty.
North Macedonian Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said early elections could be possible but that one should "never say never". In an interview with TV21's "Klik Plus" programme on possible early elections, he said the government is working for its full four-year term. Mickoski added that VMRO-DPMNE, as a party, is always ready for elections.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku on October 15 that Azerbaijan did not strike a defeated state and did not stoop to the level of the barbarians and child killers who caused great suffering to its people.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed a decree dismissing Aktilek Ishengaziyevna Musaeva from her post as Kyrgyzstan's ambassador to China, according to the Kabar news agency. The report, datelined Bishkek and dated 16 October 2026, cites the corresponding presidential decree.
Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu has travelled to Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, with a delegation to attend the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is an observer member of the organisation.
Defense & Security
A temporary commission of Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis against external interference and hybrid threats has issued a statement on hybrid attacks against Azerbaijan. The statement says the country's emergence as a middle-level power under President Ilham Aliyev, its assertive foreign policy, growing international authority, contribution to international energy security, strategic importance in regional transit corridors, and domestic political and economic stability have significantly increased the scale of hybrid attacks by external actors.
Aizada Subakozhoeva has been appointed Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to China, succeeding Aktilek Musaeva. The report, datelined Bishkek, October 16, 2026, was carried by Kabar news agency.
Finance Minister Özdemir Berova has defended the government's borrowing with the phrase “Maliye batmadı, döndürüyoruz” (“The treasury has not sunk, we are rolling it over”). Central Bank records, however, show the Üstel government borrowed repeatedly throughout the year.
Today's top Turkic news: Uzbekistan-China ties, Samarkand visit, Kulubaev-Rubio talks, Northern Cyprus festival and Turkmen desertification centre.
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