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Bashkortostan head Radiy Khabirov has described progress on improving public spaces across the republic. According to him, modern parks are opening not only in Ufa but in every city and district of the region. Under the Formation of a Comfortable Urban Environment project, part of the national project Infrastructure for Life, more than 1,000 such spaces have appeared over seven years.
Irina Golovanova, Minister of Housing and Utilities of Bashkortostan, outlined the main problems in the republic's housing and utilities sector at a briefing for the BST television channel. According to her, the key issues include accidents on utility networks, insufficient information for residents about planned and emergency works, and debts for utility services.
On 14–15 October, Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, hosted the XVII International Scientific-Practical Conference “The High Aims and Values of Islam”, held as part of the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia. About 400 people, including Muslim community members, public figures, experts and guests from CIS countries, attended.
On 15 October, the first International Forum 'Cooperation for the Sake of Peace and Harmony of Peoples' started in Yakutsk, the capital of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. Participants include representatives of Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Moscow and other Russian regions, including Khabarovsk Krai and Samara Oblast.
Turkmenistan marked the 35th anniversary of its independence in September with a series of events reflecting the foreign policy course led by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. On 2 September, a Turkmen delegation attended a high-level forum at UN headquarters in New York on women's leadership in advancing a culture of peace. Turkmenistan's Permanent Representative to the UN said neutrality and peace diplomacy are closely linked.
A fake document announcing additional sanitary and educational measures in medical institutions of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) has circulated, linked to the entry and spread risk of plague. The Rospotrebnadzor administration for the Sakha Republic issued a warning about it.
On 15 October, Kyrgyzstan's Jogorku Kenesh adopted in third reading amendments to the Labour Code concerning the indexation of wages. The document establishes wage indexation at the legislative level. According to the document, this is necessary to preserve the real purchasing power of salaries.
A working group on the construction of boxing and tennis centres has been formed in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. According to the Bashinform news agency, the group's composition was approved by an order.
An indefinite strike at the Kalecik filling facilities of Kıbrıs Türk Petrolleri (K-Pet) entered its second day on 15 October 2026, raising the risk of a fuel supply crisis. Fuel stocks at stations supplied by K-Pet are beginning to run out, and some stations in Lefkoşa have closed because they have no fuel left. The strike was launched by the Kıbrıs Türk Petrol İşçileri Sendikası (Petrol-İş).
On Wednesday, 14 October, heavy rain fell on Istanbul, one of the strongest downpours in the city since 1985, according to local media. Eyupsultan on the European side recorded 195.9 mm of precipitation, and Sariyer 195.6 mm. Other districts recorded between 35 and 110 mm.
Uzbekistan has adopted a new constitutional law “On the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.” According to UzDaily, citing the Legal Information channel, document No. ZRU-1181 was adopted on 14 October 2026 and sets out the court’s powers, the procedure for electing its judges, and when its decisions take effect.
Applications for candidacy in the National Unity Party (UBP) are continuing ahead of the parliamentary elections on 6 December. Education Minister Nazım Çavuşoğlu, Finance Minister Özdemir Berova, Şerife Ünverdi, chair of the UBP Lefkoşa District Women's Branch, and Batu Beyit have shared their messages on the candidacy process with the public.
Former Interior Minister Omurbek Suvanaliev and former head of the Service for Combating Economic Crimes Syimyk Zhapykeev failed the state Kyrgyz language exam required to register as candidates in the upcoming presidential election in Kyrgyzstan. The test was held on 8 October at the state institution Kyrgyztest.
Kazakhstan plans to raise the share of pension assets managed by private domestic companies to 20-30% by 2030, the Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market said. The move is part of a capital market development programme to 2030 developed with the National Bank.
Tatarstan's minister of labour, employment and social protection, Elmira Zaripova, said India is a major source of young workers, with 7–8 million people entering its labour market each year and about 15 million Indian citizens working abroad. She spoke at a session during the II Russian-Indian business forum “TIME” in Kazan.
Tatarstan's Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Protection Elmira Zaripova said cooperation with workers from India should be systematic and free of spontaneous labour migration. Speaking at the session “Labour market: problems and prospects” during the II Russian-Indian business forum “TIME” in Kazan, she said such workers are not temporary labour units but people with guarantees of workplace safety and decent pay.
Nikolai Bochkov, acting first deputy chairman of the Yakutia government, held a working meeting with Aleksei Eresko, deputy minister of construction and housing and utilities of Russia. The sides considered issues important to the republic, including the passage of the heating season, fuel supply and modernisation of utility infrastructure.
Construction work in Kyrgyzstan increased 1.6 times in January–September 2026 compared with the same period last year, the National Statistics Committee reported. The report was released from Bishkek on 15 October.
TAM Party leader Serdar Denktas discussed the upcoming general elections, the Cyprus issue, relations with Türkiye and economic problems on Nazar Erişkin’s “Güne Dair” programme. Denktas claimed voters were being pressured through threats, blackmail and promises, and said trust in state institutions and Türkiye was eroding. Calling this election “our last bullet”, he expected a parliament of three or four parties and a coalition government after the vote.
State bodies and organisations in Uzbekistan are required to publish 43 types of socially significant information on the Open Data Portal and their official websites. The list of such information is set out in legislation, UzDaily reported from Tashkent.
Important changes concerning housing and property rights are enshrined in Kazakhstan's new Constitution, according to Khabar 24, citing 24KZ. The state continues to take on the obligation to create conditions for citizens to obtain housing and to support those who need to improve their living conditions.
The shortage of student places in Tashkent's schools for the 2025–2026 academic year has reached 141,000. This was announced in the capital at a presentation of projects aimed at beautifying neighbourhoods, building new schools and kindergartens, and developing the urban environment.
A law signed by Uzbekistan's president on October 14 sets out a special procedure for handling cases involving persons with inviolability and immunity.
North Macedonia's Health Minister Saško Klekovski, after visiting the Štip Clinical Hospital, said construction work to complete the hospital must begin by autumn 2027. Klekovski said he expects talks with the World Bank and the European Investment Bank to be completed by the end of the year, and a project contract to be signed.
Today's top Turkic news: Uzbekistan-China ties, Samarkand visit, Kulubaev-Rubio talks, Northern Cyprus festival and Turkmen desertification centre.
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