Mirziyoyev signs the law revising Uzbekistan's Latin-based alphabet on Uzbek Language Day
21 October 2026
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a law revising the Latin-based Uzbek alphabet on 21 October 2026, Uzbek Language Day.
The combinations Sh, Ch, Oʻ and Gʻ are replaced by the single letters Ş, Ç, Ö and Ğ.
Ng is no longer treated as a separate letter combination.
The revised alphabet has 28 letters and one apostrophe.
Existing documents, the national currency and securities remain valid.
Textbooks, signs and road signs will be replaced gradually as they reach the end of their service life.
The revised alphabet is to be introduced on 22 April 2027.
Letters in revised alphabet:
28 + apostrophe
New letters:
Ş, Ç, Ö, Ğ
Signed on:
Uzbek Language Day
To be introduced:
22 April 2027
Why it matters for exams: Script reforms in Turkic Central Asia are a recurring topic in language, culture and polity questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC