The Bektenov Government ( Kazakh : Бектенов Үкіметі , romanized : Bektenov Ükimeti ; Russian : Правительство Бектенова ) is the 19th and current composition of the government of Kazakhstan under the leadership of Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov . The government was formed on 6 February 2024, after Bektenov was appointed as the PM by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and received parliamentary approval, succeeding the previous cabinet led by Älihan Smaiylov . The initial composition of the cabinet featured four newly appointed ministers.
35-522: In late January 2024, news media outlets reported information from an insider source indicating that the government led by Prime Minister Älihan Smaiylov was on the brink of resignation. The likelihood of resignation was further corroborated by Senate Chairman Mäulen Äşimbaev during a press briefing on 1 February 2024, where he indicated that assessments of certain ministers' activities would be addressed at an expanded government meeting for 7 February. This development sparked speculation among pundits ahead of
70-514: A Cyrillic script in the 1940s. Today, Kazakhs use the Cyrillic and Latin scripts to write their language, although a presidential decree from 2017 ordered the transition from Cyrillic to Latin by 2031. Kazakh exhibits tongue-root vowel harmony , with some words of recent foreign origin (usually of Russian or Arabic origin) as exceptions. There is also a system of rounding harmony which resembles that of Kyrgyz, but which does not apply as strongly and
105-406: A degree of mutual intelligibility with closely related Karakalpak while its Western dialects maintain limited mutual intelligibility with Altai languages . In October 2017, Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev decreed that the writing system would change from using Cyrillic to Latin script by 2025. The proposed Latin alphabet has been revised several times and as of January 2021 is close to
140-731: A liturgical language in the Western European cultural sphere. The Kazakhs used the Arabic script to write their language until approximately 1929. In the early 1900s, Kazakh activist Akhmet Baitursynuly reformed the Kazakh-Arabic alphabet, but his work was largely overshadowed by the Soviet presence in Central Asia. At that point, the new Soviet regime forced the Kazakhs to use a Latin script, and then
175-518: A system of 12 phonemic vowels, 3 of which are diphthongs. The rounding contrast and /æ/ generally only occur as phonemes in the first syllable of a word, but do occur later allophonically; see the section on harmony below for more information. Moreover, the /æ/ sound has been included artificially due to the influence of Arabic, Persian and, later, Tatar languages during the Islamic period. It can be found in some native words, however. According to Vajda,
210-692: A vast territory from the Tian Shan to the western shore of the Caspian Sea . Kazakh is the official state language of Kazakhstan, with nearly 10 million speakers (based on information from the CIA World Factbook on population and proportion of Kazakh speakers). In China, nearly two million ethnic Kazakhs and Kazakh speakers reside in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang. The Kipchak branch of Turkic languages, which Kazakh
245-454: Is a Kazakh politician, who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan since 31 March 2024. Prior to being Deputy Prime Minister, Bozymbaev has held several ministry and local government positions, including the offices of Advisor to the President (2023–2024), Akim of Almaty Region (2021–2022), Assistant to the President (2019–2022), Minister of Energy (2016–2019) and Akim of
280-454: Is an agglutinative language and employs vowel harmony . Kazakh builds words by adding suffixes one after another to the word stem, with each suffix expressing only one unique meaning and following a fixed sequence. Ethnologue recognizes three mutually intelligible dialect groups: Northeastern Kazakh—the most widely spoken variety, which also serves as the basis for the official language—Southern Kazakh, and Western Kazakh. The language shares
315-639: Is borne out of, was mainly solidified during the reign of the Golden Horde . The modern Kazakh language is said to have originated in approximately 1465 AD during the formation of the Kazakh Khanate . Modern Kazakh is likely a descendant of both Chagatay Turkic as spoken by the Timurids and Kipchak Turkic as spoken in the Golden Horde. Kazakh uses a high volume of loanwords from Persian and Arabic due to
350-488: Is in many other authoritarian states, and therefore does not affect the political process in the country much. The newly-formed government included mostly former ministers from previous cabinet , with only 4 out of 26 (15.3%) new faces: Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov , National Economy Minister Nurlan Baibazarov , Healthcare Minister Akmaral Alnazarova , Emergency Situation Minister Şyñğys Ärinov , and Finance Minister Mädi Täkiev . Because of poor regional management and
385-695: Is not reflected in the orthography. This system only applies to the open vowels /e/, /ɪ/, /ʏ/ and not /ɑ/ , and happens in the next syllables. Thus, (in Latin script) jūldyz 'star', bügın 'today', and ülken 'big' are actually pronounced as jūldūz , bügün , ülkön . The following chart depicts the consonant inventory of standard Kazakh; many of the sounds, however, are allophones of other sounds or appear only in recent loanwords. The 18 consonant phonemes listed by Vajda are without parentheses—since these are phonemes, their listed place and manner of articulation are very general, and will vary from what
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#1733084478833420-609: Is shown. ( /t͡s/ rarely appears in normal speech.) Kazakh has 19 native consonant phonemes; these are the stops /p, b, t, d, k, ɡ, q/ , fricatives /s, z, ɕ, ʑ, ʁ/ , nasals /m, n, ŋ/ , liquids /ɾ, l/ , and two glides /w, j/ . The sounds /f, v, χ, h, t͡s, t͡ɕ/ are found only in loanwords. /ʑ/ is heard as an alveolopalatal affricate [d͡ʑ] in the Kazakh dialects of Uzbekistan and Xinjiang, China. The sounds [q] and [ʁ] may be analyzed as allophones of /k/ and /ɡ/ in words with back vowels, but exceptions occur in loanwords. Kazakh has
455-469: Is the head of the department of regional policy in the Ministry of Economy and Trade . From September 1998 to February 2001, he served as the director of the department of oil and gas and vice minister in the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Trade. He previously served as the governor of Pavlodar Region prior to his appointment as Energy Minister. From December 18, 2019 to November 24, 2021 — Assistant to
490-632: The Altai Republic of Russia . It is also a significant minority language in the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang , China , and in the Bayan-Ölgii Province of western Mongolia . The language is also spoken by many ethnic Kazakhs throughout the former Soviet Union (some 472,000 in Russia according to the 2010 Russian census ), Germany , and Turkey . Like other Turkic languages, Kazakh
525-466: The Mäjilis chairman, Erlan Qoşanov . On 5 February 2024, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev issued a decree dismissing Smaiylov's government and appointing Roman Sklyar as the acting prime minister. On 6 February 2024, the ruling Amanat party chairman, Erlan Qoşanov, endorsed Oljas Bektenov for the position of prime minister. President Tokayev then nominated Bektenov for the post, receiving support from
560-587: The Pavlodar (2013–2016) and Jambyl (2009–2013) Regions. Bozymbaev is infamous for being a controversial figure in Kazakh politics, particularly a gaffe, in which when talking to the people of Taldykorgan during the 2022 Kazakh unrest , he, then-Akim of Almaty Region , accidentally cursed at a citizen. Bozymbaev was born on 8 January 1969. He graduated from Kazakh State Academy of Management in Narxoz University in 1993. From September to November 1997, he
595-526: The Amanat, Auyl , Respublica , and Aq Jol parties during the plenary session of the lower house Mäjilis . However, the People's Party of Kazakhstan and Nationwide Social Democratic Party abstained from voting on Bektenov's candidacy, expressing concerns about his ability to fulfill tasks set by Tokayev and his inexperienced track record in implementing economic projects. Bektenov was confirmed as prime minister by
630-445: The Latin script by 2025. Cyrillic script was created to better merge the Kazakh language with other languages of the USSR , hence it has some controversial letter readings. The letter У after a consonant represents a combination of sounds і /ɘ/ , ү /ʉ/ , ы /ə/ , ұ /ʊ/ with glide /w/ , e.g. кіру [kɪ̞ˈrɪ̞w] , су [so̙w] , көру [kɵˈrʏ̞w] , атысу [ɑ̝təˈsəw] . Ю undergoes
665-635: The Mäjilis deputies on 6 February 2024, and subsequently appointed by Tokayev through a presidential decree. Just as the Bektenov Government was formed, Kazakh political scientist Dosym Satpaev remarked that not much is to be expected from it, stating that most of the Second Smaiylov Government is still intact anyway, and adding that the Government of Kazakhstan is, as always, as divided as it
700-2145: The Population Еңбек және халықты әлеуметтік қорғау министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр труда и социальной защиты населения ( Russian ) Minister of Transport Көлік министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр транспорта ( Russian ) Minister of Finance Қаржы министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр финансов ( Russian ) Minister of Culture and Information Мәдениет және ақпарат министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр культуры и информации ( Russian ) Minister of Industry and Construction Өнеркәсіп және құрылыс министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр промышленности и инфраструктурного развития ( Russian ) Minister of Trade and Integration Сауда және интеграция министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр торговли и интеграции ( Russian ) Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation Су ресурстары және ирригация министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр водных ресурсов и ирригации ( Russian ) Minister of Emergency Situations Төтенше жағдайлар министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр по чрезвычайным ситуациям ( Russian ) Minister of Tourism and Sports Туризм және спорт министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр туризма и спорта ( Russian ) Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Цифрлық даму, инновациялар және аэроғарыш өнеркәсібі министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр цифрового развития, инноваций и аэрокосмической промышленности ( Russian ) Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Экология және табиғи ресурстар министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр экологии и природных ресурсов ( Russian ) Minister of Energy Энергетика министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр энергетики ( Russian ) Kanat Bozumbayev Qanat Aldabergenuly Bozymbaev ( Kazakh : Қанат Алдабергенұлы Бозымбаев , romanized : Qanat Aldabergenūly Bozymbaev , [qɑˈnɑt ɑɫdɑ.bʲerˈɡʲeno̙ɫɯ bɔˈzɯmbɑjɯf] ; born 8 January 1969)
735-556: The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. From November 24 , 2021 to June 10 , 2022 — held the post of Akim of Almaty region. Kazakh language China Kazakh is a Turkic language of the Kipchak branch spoken in Central Asia by Kazakhs . It is closely related to Nogai , Kyrgyz and Karakalpak . It is the official language of Kazakhstan , and has official status in
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#1733084478833770-428: The action is carried out and also interact with the lexical semantics of the root verb: telic and non-telic actions, semelfactives, durative and non-durative, punctual, etc. There are selectional restrictions on auxiliaries: motion verbs, such as бару ' go ' and келу ' come ' may not combine with otyr . Any verb, however, can combine with jat ' lie ' to get a progressive tense meaning. While it
805-409: The expanded government meeting, while insiders hinted at possible ministerial resignations. Potential candidates speculated to succeed Smaiylov as PM included presidential advisor Kanat Bozumbayev , Zhenis Kassymbek and Erbolat Dosaev , the akims of Astana and Almaty, respectively, along with deputy prime ministers Roman Sklyar , Murat Nurtleu , Serik Jumanğarin , and Erulan Jamaubaev , as well as
840-561: The form of agglutinative suffixes. Kazakh is a nominative-accusative, head-final, left-branching, dependent-marking language. Kazakh has no noun class or gender system. Nouns are declined for number (singular or plural) and one of seven cases: The suffix for case is placed after the suffix for number. Forms ' child ' ' hedgehog ' ' Kazakh ' ' school ' ' person ' ' flower ' ' word ' There are eight personal pronouns in Kazakh: The declension of
875-412: The frequent historical interactions between Kazakhs and Iranian ethnic groups to the south. Additionally, Persian was a lingua franca in the Kazakh Khanate , which allowed Kazakhs to mix Persian words into their own spoken and written vernacular. Meanwhile, Arabic was used by Kazakhs in mosques and mausoleums , serving as a language exclusively for religious contexts, similar to how Latin served as
910-424: The front/back quality of vowels is actually one of neutral versus retracted tongue root . Phonetic values are paired with the corresponding character in Kazakh's Cyrillic and current Latin alphabets. Kazakh exhibits tongue-root vowel harmony (also called soft-hard harmony), and arguably weakened rounding harmony which is implied in the first syllable of the word. All vowels after the first rounded syllable are
945-510: The inventory of the Turkish alphabet , though lacking the letters C and Ç and having four additional letters: Ä, Ñ, Q and Ū (though other letters such as Y have different values in the two languages). Over one million Kazakh speakers in Xinjiang still rely on the Perso-Arabic script for writing. It is scheduled to be phased in from 2023 to 2031. Speakers of Kazakh (mainly Kazakhs) are spread over
980-457: The letters В, Ё, Ф, Х, Һ, Ц, Ч, Ъ, Ь, Э are only used in loanwords—mostly those of Russian origin, but sometimes of Persian and Arabic origin. They are often substituted in spoken Kazakh. Kazakh is generally verb-final, though various permutations on SOV (subject–object–verb) word order can be used, for example, due to topicalization . Inflectional and derivational morphology , both verbal and nominal, in Kazakh, exists almost exclusively in
1015-437: The noun that they modify. Kazakh has two varieties of adjectives: The comparative form can be created by appending the suffix -(y)raq/-(ı)rek or -tau/-teu/-dau/-dau to an adjective. The superlative form can be created by placing the morpheme eñ before the adjective. The superlative form can also be expressed by reduplication. Kazakh may express different combinations of tense , aspect and mood through
1050-418: The pronouns is outlined in the following chart. Singular pronouns exhibit irregularities, while plural pronouns do not. Irregular forms are highlighted in bold. In addition to the pronouns, there are several more sets of morphemes dealing with person. Adjectives in Kazakh are not declined for any grammatical category of the modified noun. Being a head-final language, adjectives are always placed before
1085-516: The same process but with /j/ at the beginning. The letter И represents a combination of sounds: i /ɘ/ (in front-vowel contexts) or ы /ə/ (in back vowel contexts) + glide /j/ , e.g. тиіс [tɪ̞ˈjɪ̞s] , оқиды [wo̞qəjˈdə] . In Russian loanwords, it is realized as /ʲi/ (when stressed) or /ʲɪ/ (when unstressed), e.g. изоморфизм [ɪzəmɐrˈfʲizm] . The letter Я represents either /jɑ/ or /jæ/ depending on vowel harmony. The letter Щ represents /ʃː/ , e.g. ащы [ɑ̝ʃ.ˈʃə] . Meanwhile,
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1120-2302: The situation. Prime Minister Премьер-Министр First Deputy Prime Minister Премьер-министрдің бірінші орынбасары ( Kazakh ) Первый заместитель Премьер-Министра ( Russian ) Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of Staff of the Government Премьер-Министрдің орынбасары – Үкімет Аппаратының басшысы ( Kazakh ) Заместитель Премьер-Министра – Руководитель Аппарата Правительства ( Russian ) Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs Премьер-Министрдің орынбасары – сыртқы істер министрі ( Kazakh ) Заместитель Премьер-Министра – министр иностранных дел ( Russian ) Deputy Prime Minister Премьер-Министрдің орынбасары ( Kazakh ) Заместитель Премьер-Министра ( Russian ) Deputy Prime Minister Премьер-Министрдің орынбасары ( Kazakh ) Заместитель Премьер-Министра ( Russian ) Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of National Economy Премьер-Министрдің орынбасары – ұлттық экономика министрі ( Kazakh ) Заместитель Премьер-Министра – министр национальной экономики ( Russian ) Deputy Prime Minister Премьер-Министрдің орынбасары ( Kazakh ) Заместитель Премьер-Министра ( Russian ) Minister of Defence Қорғаныс министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр обороны ( Russian ) Minister of Internal Affairs Ішкі істер министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр внутренних дел ( Russian ) Minister of Agriculture Ауыл шаруашылығы министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр сельского хозяйства ( Russian ) Minister of Justice Әділет министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр юстиции ( Russian ) Minister of Education Оқу-ағарту министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр просвещения ( Russian ) Minister of Science and Higher Education Ғылым және жоғары білім министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр науки и высшего образования ( Russian ) Minister of Healthcare Денсаулық сақтау министрі ( Kazakh ) Министр здравоохранения ( Russian ) Minister of Labour and Social Protection of
1155-564: The subject to this harmony with the exception of /ɑ/ , and in the following syllables, e.g. өмір [ø̞mʏr] , қосы [qɒso] . Notably, urban Kazakh tends to violate rounding harmony, as well as pronouncing Russian borrowings against the rules. Most words in Kazakh are stressed in the last syllable, except: Nowadays, Kazakh is mostly written in the Cyrillic script, with an Arabic-based alphabet being used by minorities in China. Since 26 October 2017, via Presidential Decree 569, Kazakhstan will adopt
1190-557: The sudden melting of snow, a flood broke out in 10 different regions of Kazakhstan . Because of this, through the presidential decree of Tokayev, Kanat Bozumbayev was appointed as the 7th Deputy PM to Bektenov. During Bektenov's introduction of Bozumbayev to the rest of the cabinet, it was announced that Bozumbayev went to visit the Karaganda Region along the Emergency Situations Minister Şyñğys Ärinov to stabilize
1225-406: The use of various verbal morphology or through a system of auxiliary verbs , many of which might better be considered light verbs. The present tense is a prime example of this; progressive tense in Kazakh is formed with one of four possible auxiliaries. These auxiliaries otyr ' sit ' , tūr ' stand ' , jür ' go ' and jat ' lie ' , encode various shades of meaning of how
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