President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev went on short-term work leave. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Iraq for the first time after a 12-year break. The head of Azerbaijan, Ilhom Aliev, visited Russia.

Kazakhstan and Turkey reached an agreement on mutual cooperation in the field of security in the Caspian Sea. This cooperation envisages, among other things, the creation of a "professional emergency rescue service" capable of quick action in the event of oil spills, shipwrecks and fires, as well as the provision of modern technologies necessary for various operations at sea and on land.

Turkish companies are facing a shortage of skilled workers, and investors are worried about this.

Turkey's policy towards Central Asia is based on three main pillars: political cooperation, economic development and cultural exchange.

Turkey has started serial production of long-range Siper air defense system designed to destroy any target in the air.