The Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan is set to switch to the Latin alphabet on Jan. 1, 2023, after a 30-year transition period. Following its independence from the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, which ...

The transition from Cyrillic script to a Roman-based alphabet is "historically important" for Kazakhstan, according to President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Monday. Speaking during a meeting with ...

Kazakhstan has announced plans to switch the from Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet, its third change in less than 100 years. The latest Kazakh security device: a personal guard wolf Kazakhstan President ...

When Sarvar Otamuradov ran for president in Uzbekistan last year, one of his main campaign promises was to push through the full-fledged adoption of the Latin alphabet. The tone of Otamuradov’s ...

Just weeks after making its debut, Kazakhstan’s provisional Latin alphabet is drawing widespread criticism, even from those who strongly support the Latinization of the written language. Discontent is ...