Formation of the Press in Turkestan: “Turkiston Viloyatining Gazeti”

In the last quarter of the 19th century, a press was formed in Turkestan, and by the beginning of the 20th century, as a result of its expansion, dozens of newspapers and magazines in Uzbek, Russian and other languages began to be published. With the development of the press, the field of journalism has also been formed. This article describes the importance of the appearance of a printing house established in Central Asia after the establishment of the colonial policy of the Russian Empire, and as a result, the development of journalism with the establishment of book printing, newspapers and magazines. It analyzes materials about the Turkiston Publishing Gazette, one of the first newspapers in the development of printing in Turkestan. Efforts have been made to uncover issues such as the creation, content, historical significance of the newspaper and its publication as the first official publication in Turkestan, as well as the impact it had on the local population through information and advertisements in various columns published in the newspaper.