Turkmenistan
1. The film directed by Sapardurdy Annayev took first place at the “Dawn of Arkadag” film festival. Within the framework of the award ceremony, the winner was presented with a cup in the form of a monument to the Akhan horse. The top three winners included directors from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. In addition, awards for their contribution to the development of cinema in the region were given to the representative office of the TRT television channel in Turkmenistan, the Turkish film company Bozdag Group and the Russian film Ahalteke from the RT Doc studio.
2. Acceptance of applications for studying at Russian universities under the quota of the Government of the Russian Federation for 2024-2025 has been extended for citizens of Turkmenistan until December 1. To submit an application for free education at Russian universities, citizens of Turkmenistan need to register on the website education-in-russia.com. To do this, you need to fill out an electronic form and attach scanned copies of your passport for foreign trips and education documents to it.
3. The plane of the Georgian company Geosky Airlines made its first landing at Turkmenabat International Airport. The Georgian airline operates cargo flights on the routes Tbilisi (Georgia) – Zhengzhou (China) – Turkmenabat (Turkmenistan) – Zaragoza (Spain) – Tbilisi (Georgia). During the next online meeting of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Georgia with the management of Geosky Airlines, it was noted that Turkmenabat International Airport will connect Georgia with Asian and European cities.
4. On November 4, a concert of Turkmen and French composers will be at the Mukam Palace of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan. The concert will be led by the famous French conductor David Herpo, who will perform with the State Symphony Orchestra of Turkmenistan.
5. Creative groups from Turkmenistan took part in a gala evening and gala concert dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the International Organization of Turkic Culture in Baku. The artistic part of the evening consisted of a grandiose concert program, which was held with the participation of dancers, performers, musicians, actors and other artists from Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
World
6. Netflix plans to open a network of offline retail stores with its brand products. Netflix House stores will open in 2025. They will feature attractions based on the plots of the streaming service’s series, clothing and souvenir shops, themed food restaurants, as well as an “obstacle course”. The first Netflix House stores will appear in the United States, but the corporation plans to open similar locations in other countries around the world.
7. 73 years old resident of Kazakhstan Sarsenbai Kotyrashov travels the world on foot and has already reached Istanbul. The aksakal began his journey from his hometown of Ulytau in March, and at the beginning of October he was already in Ankara. Here, at the Kazakh Embassy in Turkey, he was given a warm welcome. Sarsenbay Kotyrashov undertook his journey with the goal of introducing residents of other countries to the traditions and history of Kazakhstan and the sacred places of the Ulytau region, to contribute to the inclusion of Kazakh applied arts in the UNESCO list, and also to get into the Guinness World Records.
Sport
8. “Dynamo” football players, led by Kurban Berdyev, defeated “Chernomorets” from Novorossiysk in the match of the 14th round of the Russian Football Championship. The meeting was held in Makhachkala at the “Anzhi Arena” and ended with a score of 1:0 in favor of the home team. Thus, the team of the Turkmen specialist scored 27 points and ranks second in the First League, losing only one point to the leading “Alania”.
9. The Iranian team won a landslide victory over the Jordan team in a friendly match. The meeting was held in Amman and ended in favor of the guests with a score of 3:1. Italian “Roma” forward Serdar Azmoun scored a goal for the Iranian national team. The goal was Azmoun's 46th for the national team, and he is now just four goals behind Karim Bagheri, the second highest scorer in team history.
