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Today in the Turkic World: October 29, 2026
Leaders of the Organization of Turkic States gathered in Ankara on 29 October for a two-day summit marking five years since the organization became a full-fledged international organization. Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and fellow leaders opened the Turkic World Alley in Beştepe Park.
Elsewhere, Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov ordered steps to curb inflation, while Azerbaijan's Central Bank kept its discount rate at 6.5%. Uzbekistan has cut prices of nearly 6,500 medicines, and Azerbaijani citizens will be able to move salary accounts to any bank from 1 April next year.
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Turkic World · Tengrinews
Tokayev and Turkic States leaders open Turkic World Alley in Ankara
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and leaders of member states of the Organization of Turkic States opened the Turkic World Alley in Beştepe Park in Ankara. The report, citing the Akorda presidential press service, was published by Tengrinews.
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Turkic World · Kıbrıs Manşet
Erhürman attends Turkic States summit events in Ankara
According to a statement from the Presidency, President Tufan Erhürman, together with his wife Nilden Bektaş Erhürman and a delegation, attended events in Ankara marking Republic Day on 29 October and the 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (TDT).
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Diplomacy · UzA
Organization of Turkic States Ankara summit: Uzbekistan pushes strategic priorities
A summit of heads of state of the Organization of Turkic States opened in Ankara on 29 October. The two-day event marks five years since the organization was transformed into a full-fledged international organization.
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Economy · Khabar 24
Kazakhstan PM Olzhas Bektenov orders steps to curb and reduce inflation
Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has issued instructions to state bodies to curb and further reduce inflation. He spoke at a government meeting implementing President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's Address, “Actual Tasks of Kazakhstan in a New Historical Cycle.”
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Economy · Report.az
Central Bank of Azerbaijan keeps discount rate at 6.5%
The Management Board of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (AMB) has decided to keep its discount rate at 6.5%, according to a report by Report.az citing the central bank. The lower bound of the interest rate corridor stays at 5%, and the upper bound at 7.5%.
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Politics · Kazinform
Kazakh PM Bektenov calls for clear action plan to implement Tokayev's address
Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has called for a clear action plan to implement President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's state-of-the-nation address, delivered on October 28. Speaking at a government meeting, he said the large-scale "People's Construction" programme, announced by the President, will pave the way for major infrastructure development and reforms across all sectors of the economy, according to the Qazinform News Agency.
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Energy · Kazinform
Tokayev calls for uranium strategic reserve and considers Balkhash NPP construction next year
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the state should create a strategic uranium reserve, according to his Address to the People of Kazakhstan, titled "Current Tasks of Kazakhstan in a New Historic Cycle".
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Agriculture · Khabar 24
Kazakhstan to expand preferential farm loans; 270 billion tenge in 2026
Kazakhstan plans to expand access to preferential loans for farmers and increase support for livestock breeding, Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov said, according to Khabar 24, citing 24KZ.
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Economy · Modern.az
Azerbaijan: Salary accounts can be moved to any bank from April 1 next year
Citizens in Azerbaijan will be able to move their salary accounts to any bank they choose from April 1 next year, without paying any additional fees. Modern.az reports that Central Bank Chairman Taleh Kazimov announced this during a meeting with economists.
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Health · Gazeta.uz
Uzbekistan cuts prices of nearly 6,500 medicines, pharmaceutical agency head says
Uzbekistan has cut the prices of nearly 6,500 medicines so far, and some drugs are now 40-60 percent cheaper. Abdulla Azizov, head of the Agency for Pharmaceutical Sector Development, said so in an interview with media at a world summit in Samarkand on investing in children's well-being.
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