Kazakhstan
Turkey's Kayaalp wins gold in World Wrestling Championships
Turkish athlete Rıza Kayaalp on Sept. 17 claimed gold medal in the World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
‘Man in Golden Dress’ in Turkey
'Man in Golden Dress,' which was found during road construction works in Kazakhstan and thought to belong to a khan or his son, is now on display at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. The statue, which has more than 3,000 hand-embroidered gold plates on it, can be seen through Oct. 12.
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Joint Turkic chambers to promote trade, industry: Op-ed
Member states of the Turkic Council took a historic step in May in Kazakhstan by establishing the Joint Turkic Chambers of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) to institutionalize existing economic cooperation. The TCCI held its first-ever General Assembly meeting in İstanbul on July 31 where it elected its first president, TOBB Chairman Rıfat Hisarcıkoğlu.
13th round of Syria peace talks ends in Kazakhstan
The 13th round of Syria peace talks in Kazakhstan capital Nur-Sultan, formerly Astana, concluded on Aug. 2 with a decision to step up joint efforts to prevent civilian casualties in Idlib.
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Astana talks restart for Syrian charter
The 13th round of talks on Syria kicked off in the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, on Aug 1, with bilateral and trilateral talks between officials from Iran, Russia and Turkey - the three main Astana guarantors.
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Kazakhstan's Tokayev gets over 70% of vote: exit polls
Kazakhstan's interim leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has been elected with over 70% on June 9's presidential election, according to exit polls.
Çavuşoğlu lauds Kazakh support for Ahıska Turks
Turkey's foreign minister on May 23 praised Kazakhstan for its support to Ahıska Turks, also known as Meskhetian Turks.
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President meets with Lukashenko, later to speak with Putin
After that, Vucic will also talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Yesterday he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Kazakhstan to hold early elections in June
Kazakhstan's interim president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, called a snap presidential election for June 9 on April 9 and looked to be in pole position to continue ruling the oil-rich Central Asian nation.
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Kazakhstan Renames their Capital after Ex-president
At a joint meeting of the two chambers, Kazakhstan's parliament passed a law renaming the state capital Astana to Nursultan in honor of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, TASS reported.
The members of the Magglias (Lower House) and Senate (upper) unanimously voted in favor of the proposal. The law is considered adopted and is now due to be signed by the president.