Dimash Qudaibergen performed at a concert for the leaders of the member states of the Organization of Turkic States. The programme featured a French-language song and Kazakh traditional music.
Marat Omarov, head of Kazakhstan’s Agency for Protection and Development of Competition, will chair the CIS Interstate Council for Antimonopoly Policy in 2026–2028. The decision was made in Khankendi on October 29.
Iranian Economy Minister Seyed Ali Madanizadeh visited West Azerbaijan province to review border facilities and trade obstacles. The trip resulted in 12 measures to address the province’s economic problems.
Binali Yıldırım, chair of the Organization of Turkic States’ Council of Elders, said the Middle Corridor should be seen as more than a transport route. He called for joint production sites and logistics hubs along its length.
TURKSOY Secretary General Sultan Raev spoke at the Turkic World Dialogue Forum in Ankara. He discussed Ismail Gasprinsky’s ideas and the importance of preserving shared cultural heritage.
Altai Republic Head Andrey Turchak and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko discussed deer farming and antler products. They plan to establish joint antler processing.
Turkey’s Interior Ministry says an unsolved murder case involving an infant found dead in 2010 in the Onikişubat district of Kahramanmaraş has been solved.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was ready to make every effort to help achieve a just peace between Ukraine and Russia. The talks also covered Black Sea security and the grain corridor.
Russia marks the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression on October 30. Incomplete records show that 1,286 people in Tuva were subjected to political repression.
Kazakhstan’s Consul General in Kazan, Yerlan Iskakov, discussed the launch of direct passenger flights with Nordwind commercial director Anton Mattis. Regular flights between Astana and Kazan will operate twice a week.
Serdar Berdimuhamedov attended the 13th summit of the heads of state of the Organization of Turkic States in Türkiye on October 30. Talks covered economic cooperation, the digital economy and transport links.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met in Ankara to discuss closer bilateral ties. Their agenda included business support, joint projects and practical cooperation in new areas.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev presented several initiatives at the 13th summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Ankara. Participants agreed to hold the next summit in Uzbekistan next year.