Wednesday, 21, October, 2026

Today on October 21, Uzbek Language Day, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law changing four letters in the Latin-based Uzbek alphabet.

The law provides for the following changes:

  • O‘ o‘ → Ö ö
  • G‘ g‘ → Ğ ğ
  • Sh sh → Ş ş
  • Ch ch → Ç ç
  • The letter combination “ng” shall be removed from the alphabet as a standalone letter.

The apostrophe (tutuq belgisi) remains in the alphabet.

The law shall take effect six months after its official publication.

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