Latest posts by Akhal-Tech Collective
120 Sheep Killed by Lightning in Kyrgyzstan, Sparking Parliamentary Comparisons
"Not those 120 sheep, a different 120 sheep!"
Will the Extremely Boring Twitter Feed of Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Be Enough to Save Him?
"A massive information attack has begun against the Prime Minister launched by forever fickle MPs, and those affiliated with different oligarchic groups."
Let Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Region Inspire You
Because how could it not?
What a Vote on Islamic Marriage Blessings Says About Politics in Kyrgyzstan
"If you really do not understand then why are you here? To polish your backsides on these chairs?"
Kyrgyz Musicians Deliver a Stirring Rendition of Game of Thrones’ Opening Theme
Watching this on loop might just be the perfect between-episodes-fix for compulsive addicts of the cult HBO show.
Exit Davutoglu: Turkish PM Squeezed Out as Fears for the Future Intensify
One of the few potential remaining checks on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's power has gone.
Facebook Posts Tell the Tale of a Kazakh Land Reform Furore
As Kazakhstan's economic crisis rumbles on, the authoritarian government's PR blunders go from bad to dangerously worse.
Kazakhstan's Defence Ministry Shows How the Country's Women in Arms Have Changed Through the Ages
From sword-wielding nomads through commandos toting automatic rifles, women have played their part in defending the country's borders.
If Kazakhstan Made Valentine's Day Cards…
The cards mark Kazakhstan's National Day of Lovers on April 15, created by the government as an alternative to the Western celebration.
Smouldering Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Ablaze After Clashes Between Azeri and Armenian Forces
Fighting on April 2 was some of the most deadly the contested enclave has seen since an oft-broken peace in 1994.
All Holds Barred in Cage ‘Fight’ Between Two Kazakhs
Blood is thicker than water, and more important than prize money.
Kyrgyz Language Is Part of Google Translate!
The world's most popular multilingual statistical machine translation service has a new addition: the Kyrgyz language.
Blast Kills at Least 28 in Ankara, Turkey
This is the second major bombing to hit the Turkish capital in less than six months.
Ukrainian Artist Kseniya Simonova Shows Kazakhstan Through the Sands of Time
Kseniya Simonova shot to fame as a 'sand animator' after winning Ukraine's Got Talent in 2009.
Kazakhstan's Requiem for the Tenge Drowns Out Upbeat President
"It seems it is time to start exporting organic fertiliser. This is a particularly promising direction, given we are now fairly deep in shit."
Kyrgyzstan Staged its First Opera Flash Mob in a Bishkek Supermarket. It Was Magical.
"People who seemed to be average shoppers and store employees suddenly burst into song, regaling store patrons with a piece from Verdi's opera, La Traviata."
Kyrgyz Laugh, Cry, Fume After British Miner's Crass Horse Penis Joke Goes Horribly Schlong
Michael Mcfeat will soon learn whether or not he will face criminal proceedings for falsely claiming the Central Asian country treats horse penis as a delicacy.
Who Would Have Thought ‘Everest’ Was in Kazakhstan?
'I even have an old reflex camera, a Nikon D70 -- quite heavy, by the way. That picture was taken from a height of about 6,500 meters above sea level.'
2015 Was a Year of the Absurd in Ex-Soviet Tajikistan
Could things get any stranger in 2016?
Kyrgyzstan's Take on Buzzfeed Generates Complaints (and Views) with Gender Stereotyping Listicles
'The ideal 'kelin' pours tea with her right hand, but never a full cup.'
Photographer Elyor Nematov Captures the Lives of Kyrgyzstan's Russia-Based Migrants Left Behind
When will father come home? Sometimes months, sometimes years, sometimes never.
