Egemen Kazakstan (kaz. Egemen Qazaqstan / Egemen Kazakhstan – Sovereign Kazakhstan) is a newspaper published in Kazakhstan.
The history of Egemen Kazakhstan begins with the publication of the newspaper Ushkyn (Iskra) on December 17, 1919 in the city of Orenburg. Later, the newspaper’s name changed several times. The publication was published under the names: “Enbek tuy” (“Banner of Labor”) in 1920, “Enbekshi kazak” (“Kazakh worker”) in 1921, “Sotsialdy Kazakhstan” (“Social Kazakhstan”) in 1932. And in 1937, the newspaper was renamed “Socialist Kazakhstan” (“Socialist Kazakhstan”), and under this name it was published for 54 years. In 1991, when there were only a few months left before the republic declared independence, the newspaper was renamed Egemendi Kazakhstan. During this period, the newspaper was headed by the famous writer, publicist Sherkhan Murtaza. “Egemendi” was a new word that was just coming into common use and marked the beginning of a new era. On January 1, 1993, after extensive discussion, at the suggestion of the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Abish Kekilbayev, the ending “-di” was removed from the first word of the title, and the newspaper’s name was changed to Egemen Kazakhstan. On March 20, 2018, the Latinized version “Egemen Qazaqstan” was used instead of the Cyrillic name on the cover of the publication
Postage stamp of Kazakhstan in 2019 dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the newspaper
Since September 2016, the publication has been released under a new design in a color format. Since the launch of the issue, along with the relocation of the capital of Kazakhstan, the location of the newspaper’s main office has also changed. In different periods, the editorial office was located in Kyzylorda and Almaty. In 1999, the editorial office moved to Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan. Currently, the newspaper’s main office is located at 5/13 Egemen Kazakstan Str., Astana. The building was built specifically for the newspaper’s editorial office. From the very beginning, prominent public figures and well-known publicists have worked, headed and published their works in the publication. Among them are such personalities as Smagul Sadvakasov, Zhusipbek Aimautov, Beyimbet Mailin, Saken Seifullin, Mukhtar Auezov, Turar Ryskulov, Oraz Jandosov. Already in the new era, the Egemen Kazakhstan newspaper was headed by such publicists as Sapar Bayzhanov, Balgabek Kydyrbekuly, Sherkhan Murtaza, Abish Kekilbayev, Nurlan Orazalin, Sautbek Abdrakhmanov. The newspaper has a network of its own correspondents in all regions of the republic, as well as a branch in Almaty. Egemen Kazakhstan Joint Stock Company employs more than 100 people.
The creative team of the Egemen Kazakhstan newspaper has been awarded numerous state awards. In 1957, the newspaper was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, and in 2019 it was awarded the Gratitude of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of mass media for its significant contribution to the development of the country’s mass media[4]. The editorial office employs journalists, winners of the Presidential Prize in the field of mass media, 7 winners of presidential grants in the field of mass media, winners of the Daryn Prize, the Alash International Prize, the prize of the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan, the Nur Otan Party Prize in journalism, laureates of the Shabyt International Festival of Creative Youth, the S. Berdykulov Prize in the field of sports journalism. A number of journalists have been awarded the title of “Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, the honorary badge “Worker of the press and printing industry”, among them there are holders of the Order of Kurmet, the medal “Yeren yenbegi ushin”, the medal “Kazakhstan Tauelsizdigine 20 zhyl”, the medal of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Astana”, the medal “Kazakhstan Halyktaryn Assembly 20 zhyl” and other awards.
Decrees of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Government resolutions; laws adopted by Parliament; legal acts, and other official documents are published on the website and pages of the Egemen Kazakhstan newspaper. The newspaper has the right to publish the results of the Unified National Testing (UNT).
