In 2026, Kyrgyzstan will hold national and international events dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the Urkun events, the Presidential Administration of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
On August 11, a ceremony will be held at the Mikhail Frunze Memorial House-Museum to present a series of postage stamps dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Kyrgyzstan’s first museum. The Ministry of Culture announced.
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev took part in celebrations marking the 82nd anniversary of the establishment of Talas region.
2026 marks the 110th anniversary of the Urkun tragedy.
The 12th cultural festival, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the independence of the Kyrgyz Republic, was held in the village of Ulupamir in Van Province, Turkey. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, exchanged congratulatory messages on August 1 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries.
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has put into circulation a gold collectible coin «35 Years of the Independent Kyrgyz Republic» from the «Historical Events» series. The coin was issued on August 3, 2026, ahead of the country’s 35th Independence Day, which will be celebrated on August 31.
The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan will issue a gold collectible coin to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of national writer Chingiz Aitmatov.
Kyrgyz Pochtasy has issued a commemorative postage stamp to mark the 20th anniversary of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). The first stamp was ceremonially canceled on June 26 during the bank’s annual meeting and business forum in Almaty.
Human rights organization Bir Duino—Kyrgyzstan issued a statement marking the anniversary of the death of human rights defender and journalist Azimzhan Askarov, who died on July 25, 2020, at correctional facility No. 47.
Kyrgyzstan will host Alykul Fest 2026 International Poetry Festival and a poetry competition dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the country’s independence, the 100th anniversary of Chui region, and the 45th anniversary of the Alykul Osmonov Literary Association.
The countries of Central Asia have become the first regional group of states to jointly join an international United Nations initiative dedicated to the upcoming 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter.
The grand opening of the new head office of Eldik Bank OJSC took place in Bishkek, marking the 100th anniversary of savings system in the Kyrgyz Republic. President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov attended the event.
Kyrgyzstan’s armed forces participated in the Regional Cooperation 2026 international exercises, organized by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). The exercises were held in the U.S. state of Montana and marked the 30th anniversary of the drills.
Askar Akayev, Kyrgyzstan’s first president after independence, who fled the country during the March Revolution in 2005, said at the anniversary Issyk-Kul International Forum that current President Sadyr Japarov should be given additional time in office.
Kyrgyzstan’s first president, Askar Akayev, has arrived in the republic and is participating in the anniversary Issyk-Kul International Forum.
First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Daniyar Amangeldiev, took part in an event of the European Commission dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the EU Air Safety List.
Deputy Chairperson of the Supreme Court of the Kyrgyz Republic, Nurgul Bakirova, took part in the international forum «Administrative Justice and Its Role in Ensuring the Rule of Law,» held in Astana and dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the administrative justice system in Kazakhstan.
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Adylbek Kasymaliev, attended a ceremony marking the 34th anniversary of the Kyrgyz Armed Forces.
The Kyrgyz diaspora has proposed installing a monument to outstanding Kyrgyz writer Chingiz Aitmatov in St. Petersburg in a park named in his honor, with the unveiling planned to coincide with the writer’s 100th anniversary. The press service of the Zhogorku Kenesh reported.
