A 7-point earthquake occurred on the Kyrgyzstan-China border. Its power was also felt in the cities of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

160 air-polluting enterprises in three districts of Tashkent, including concrete, flour and cloth-gas production workshops, were warned to install dust-gas cleaning equipment.

Kazakhstan has banned Russian TV presenter and Russian propagandist Tina Kandelaki from entering the country. Kandelaki previously wrote that the state level of Kazakhstan is slowly but surely displacing the Russian language.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Ismail Haniya, Chairman of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Hamas movement. The parties discussed the possibilities of establishing peace in the Gaza Strip, increasing the volume of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave, and releasing prisoners.

President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokaev met with the religious leader of Catholics - Pope Francis in the Vatican. The Pope thanked the President of Kazakhstan for his contribution to peace and stability, and Kasim-Jomart Tokaev said that Kazakhstan is home to the largest Catholic community in Central Asia.

In Istanbul, in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the young scholars who completed Imam Termizi's work "Sunan" were presented with special permission by Muhaddith Sheikh Muhammad Awwama. The ceremony was attended by the heads of the Office of Muslims, the Committee on Religious Affairs and other representatives of Uzbekistan.

Selcuk Bayraktar Fergani, chairman of the board of the Turkish aerospace company Baykar Yönetim, announced that the first satellite will be launched into space in 2024 as part of the Fergani Uzay (Ferghani Space) project.

The parliament of Kazakhstan approved the participation of the country's military personnel in the UN peacekeeping mission in the Middle East and South Sudan. According to him, up to 430 Kazakh military personnel, including special forces personnel, will be sent to the territories of Syria, Palestine, Israel and Sudan.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will be in this country on a state visit on January 23-25 at the invitation of the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) launched at 16:49 local time. It also features Turkey's first astronaut, Alper Gezeravci.