Day: May 23, 2026

On 21 May 2026, the International Conference on Turkology entitled “The Legacy of the First Baku Turkology Congress and the Turkic World in the 21st Century” commenced in Almaty, one of Kazakhstan’s major cultural and scientific centres, at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

Georgian prosecutors said they are probing “incitement to suicide” after an employee of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) was found dead in the town of Khashuri, Eastern Georgia, in “their own car” by a gunshot wound inflicted “from their own firearm.”

“Relevant urgent investigative actions are underway,” the Prosecutor’s Service of Georgia said in its May 23 statement, without specifying the victim’s identity.

In a separate statement, SSSG expressed sorrow and extended condolences over the death of a “distinguished, dignified, and professional employee” of the Anti-Corruption agency, but did not elaborate on details.

It is not the first such report over the course of several months concerning SSSG employees.

In October 2025, a SSSG employee was found dead in Chakvi, the western Adjara region, with authorities suspecting suicide, while media reported the victim had died from a gunshot wound.

Another such report followed in January 2026, when an employee of SSSG’s Anti-Corruption agency was found dead in his car outside the SSSG headquarters in Tbilisi, also with a gunshot wound. The agency said at the time the man had picked up the gun from the office earlier on that day.

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• 25/04/2026 – Former Employee Arrested on Accusations of ‘Taking Out Classified Information’ From SSSG
• 07/07/2025 – Adjara’s Ex-Government Head Rizhvadze in Hospital with Gunshot Wound, MIA Says

During the visit, interactive presentations were delivered on topics including financial reporting, accounting systems, budget planning, and management automation.

The price of Azerbaijan’s “Azeri Light” crude oil on a CIF basis at Italy’s Augusta port has decreased by ….

In a post published on his channel on the “Max” platform, Medvedev stated that “those who try to sit between two chairs risk falling painfully.”

During the meeting, Abdullayev briefed the guests on Azerbaijan’s business climate, AZPROMO’s activities, and the country’s export and investment promotion tools.