A Kyrgyz parliament member has proposed moving the capital to the city of Asman in the Issyk-Kul region. He says the move would help solve air pollution and traffic congestion. The city of Asman has attracted $10 billion in investment, with an additional $550 million needed to move the railway from Bishkek.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov. The two countries signed a strategic partnership program in the military sphere for 2026-2030.

The Turkish Supreme Court has upheld the 2020 conviction of Abdulkadir Masharipov, who killed 39 people at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul in 2017. He was sentenced to 40 life sentences and 1,368 years in prison on each count.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed a law restricting the practice of preaching. The document prohibits door-to-door preaching. Japarov stressed that he is not against religion, but stressed that preaching to Islam should be done in a way that does not cause inconvenience to anyone, such as at weddings, funerals, markets and other crowded places.

The death toll from a fire at a ski resort in Turkey's Bolu province has risen to 76. A day of mourning has been declared in the country. The President of Uzbekistan sent his condolences to the Turkish leader.

Turkey may resume trade relations with Israel if the peace achieved in Gaza is "permanent," Nail Olpak, head of the Foreign Economic Relations Council (DEIK), said on Tuesday.

The Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan has adopted a draft law aimed at preventing torture during criminal proceedings. The document establishes a procedure for mandatory medical examinations of individuals in pre-trial detention facilities before placing them in pre-trial detention.

At least 10 people have died and more than 30 have been injured in a major fire at a ski resort in the Bolu region of Turkey.

Three more Uzbek citizens have died in Turkey after consuming counterfeit alcohol. The Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Istanbul said that the necessary documents are being prepared to send their bodies to Uzbekistan.

The Kazakh Duma has passed a resolution following discussions on quadrobbing. While politicians have dismissed the practice as a hobby or sport, the country's Muslim religious authority has deemed it un-Islamic.