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Car dealers in Kazakhstan have begun refusing to sell cars to Russian buyers. A Skoda showroom in Almaty, Kazakhstan, is not serving customers with Russian passports, including those with Kazakh registration and property. Managers cite EU sanctions.

Nice list of every country Turks conquered and ruled. Still missing a few 💀

Mike Tyson is coming to Turkish television. The former world heavyweight boxing champion will appear as a guest actor in the Star TV series 'Tuzlu Kahve' (Salty Coffee). Tyson will play a friend from the United States of Mehmet, the character played by Bugra Gulsoy.

Fifty-five Azerbaijani NGOs have written an open letter to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, calling for schools in the Azerbaijani language in Iran. The letter says millions of Azerbaijanis living in Iran should have the chance to study in their mother tongue, and calls for systematic teaching of Azerbaijani in schools, Azerbaijani-language secondary and higher education institutions, teacher training, and textbooks and curricula. The NGOs say mother-tongue education as a matter of historical justice and respect for national and moral values, and say decisive steps under Pezeshkian's presidency would leave an indelible mark on the memory of millions of Azerbaijanis in Iran.

Azerbaijan's presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev has said Armenia and Armenian society should apologise to Azerbaijanis who for 30 years could not return to their homes. Hajiyev also said restoring trust and reconciliation between peoples is the most important and difficult stage of the post-conflict period, and that Baku does not erase the past but looks to the future through peace. It comes as Azerbaijan's leadership presses its peace-process messaging, with Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov separately saying Armenian society must understand peace matters to both peoples.

Uzbekistan has issued its first ever licence for Islamic banking. Islamic banking works without interest: instead of loans at interest, banks earn through trade deals, leasing, and profit-sharing partnerships with clients, under rules set out in Article 5-1 of Uzbekistan's banking law. The Central Bank notes that customers should check a bank's licence on the regulator's website before using its services.

Azerbaijan's Eldaniz Azizli is a world champion for the fifth time. The Greco-Roman wrestler won gold at 55 kg at the world championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, beating Iran's Payam Ahmadi 3:1 in the final.

Turkish President Erdoğan’s chief adviser Oktay Saral has been dismissed following his harsh criticism of Azerbaijan over the headscarves ban in schools.

Turkish actor Burak Özçivit is coming to Tashkent, Uzbekistan. On November 19, he will appear on stage at the Humo Arena

Uzbek comedian Ulugbek is building an audience in Europe.

After US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Uzbekistan, Iranian embassies abroad posted that the city and its Registan square belong to Iranian-Islamic civilization. Uzbekistan answered by summoning Iran's ambassador and handing over a formal protest note demanding the posts be deleted. For Uzbekistan and for all Turkic countries, Samarkand is not a museum of someone else's civilization, it is the anchor of Uzbekistan's own national story.

The first FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival has officially opened in Baku, Azerbaijan, at the Baku Crystal Hall. President Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and FIFA president Gianni Infantino attended the opening ceremony, APA reports. The tournament brings the world's youngest international football talent to the Caspian capital. Baku has been building its profile as a host of global youth sport, and Infantino had already thanked Azerbaijan for staging the event. The festival format pairs competition with cultural events for the young players.

Uzbekistan’s alphabet reform makes it easier for Turks and Azerbaijanis to understand Uzbek.

An Uzbek delivery courier, Hasan Azlarov, working as a courier, was waiting for an order at a cafe when he sat down at the piano and started playing. He was invited to work as a restaurant pianist. He studied music from age 7.

Baku is getting its first "Royale Casino" in May 2027. Emin Agalarov, the developer behind the Sea Breeze resort project, announced the casino will span 90,000 square meters on an artificial peninsula in the Caspian Sea sector of Azerbaijan. The venue will include 12 VIP halls and a main hall built for international poker tournaments. Entry will be restricted to visitors 21 and older.

Around 90% of Crimea is without power after Ukrainian strikes, Russian sources report. The blackout followed a wave of Ukrainian attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea. Ukraine's General Staff confirmed strikes on a command post and drone facilities in Crimea overnight. Crimea is Russia's most prized occupied territory and the logistical hub of its southern war effort. A near-total blackout there is one of Ukraine's biggest deep-strike successes of the war.

Hazara men protecting Buddhist statues in a museum in Afghanistan.

Kazakhstan: a teenage girl swore on a TikTok livestream, and it was her mother who got punished. Police summoned both after the October 14 broadcast and held the mother administratively liable for failing her parental duties.

Turkish cats are still unbothered by immigration. They need to watch more Elon Musk to learn what they’re supposed to be angry about.