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On October 21, 2026, Uzbek Language Day, the president of Uzbekistan signed a law on transitioning to the integral letters Ö, Ğ, Ş, Ç instead of apostrophe-based combinations. The law will enter into force on April 22, 2027. The Cabinet of Ministers has been given two months to approve the implementation program.
Otabek YusupovFor Uzbek Language Day (October 21), language popularizer and children's book author Saida Rashidova, in a column for Gazeta.uz, outlined her vision of how scientifically grounded, playful, and inclusive children's books can strengthen the position of the Uzbek language among children in Uzbekistan and abroad.
Javlon TursunovSince this year, Uzbek language speaking club meetings have been held in Tashkent on Sundays, led by teacher Abdulaziz Uzakov. Participants — mostly Russian-speaking city residents with A2–B1 level — practice live speech over tea and games. The club idea was proposed by student Diana Pchelintseva, who could not find similar meetings in the city.
Javlon TursunovPresident of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on October 21 congratulated the people on Uzbek Language Day. In his congratulation he addressed issues of the quality of education, clarity of official documents, the development of science and terminology in the Uzbek language, the use of the language in the digital environment, and the role of artificial intelligence. Also on this day, according to Gazeta.uz, the president signed a law on improving the Uzbek alphabet based on the Latin script.
Javlon TursunovOn October 21, 2026, it will be 37 years since the adoption of the law 'On the State Language', which the parliament of Uzbekistan approved on October 21, 1989. For this date, the Gazeta publication prepared a quiz on the norms of language legislation and also turned to the views on language of the enlighteners Abdulla Qodiriy, Abdulhamid Chulpan and Hoji Muin.
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