{"id":43037,"date":"2026-02-06T20:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/?post_type=news&#038;p=43037"},"modified":"2026-02-06T20:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:44:05","slug":"mnu-professors-propose-comprehensive-revisions-to-the-constitutional-text-in-the-state-language","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/mnu-professors-propose-comprehensive-revisions-to-the-constitutional-text-in-the-state-language\/","title":{"rendered":"MNU Professors Propose Comprehensive Revisions to the Constitutional Text in the State Language"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Scholars of Maqsut Narikbayev University conducted an extensive analysis of the Kazakh-language version of the current Constitution, highlighting the need for amendments. The university professors\u2019 proposals aimed at correcting terminological errors, semantic inaccuracies, grammatical inconsistencies, and legal-linguistic contradictions were reviewed by members of the Constitutional Commission.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The need for amendments was first emphasised in October last year by Professor<strong>\u00a0Marat Akhmadi<\/strong>, who submitted an official appeal through the eOtinish platform containing an analysis of the Constitution\u2019s Kazakh text along with proposed revisions. The document provided examples of legal and terminological errors, conceptual and semantic inaccuracies, stylistic and grammatical inconsistencies, and legal-linguistic contradictions. As noted at the eighth meeting of the Constitutional Commission by the State Counsellor of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Deputy Chairman of the Commission, <strong>Erlan Karin,<\/strong>\u00a0the proposals were reviewed, and a working group was established at MNU to systematise the terminology of the draft constitutional text in the Kazakh language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-06_18-57-53-682x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43028 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-06_18-57-53-682x1024.webp 682w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-06_18-57-53-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-06_18-57-53-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-06_18-57-53.webp 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201c<em>Legal scholars, linguistics specialists, and language experts carried out extensive analytical and detailed work over several months to improve the new text. A comprehensive and systematic review was conducted on the version of the draft Constitution in the state language that was presented for public discussion. As a result of this work, the new constitutional text has been qualitatively and substantively improved compared to the 1995 Basic Law,<\/em>\u201d <strong>Erlan Karin<\/strong>\u00a0stated.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The State Counsellor added that the text has become clearer, and the scope of the Kazakh language\u2019s application has expanded. The working group responsible for the text included Professors <strong>Marat Akhmadi, Nurzhan Yeshniyazov, Almas Zhumagali, and Abay Abylaiuly,<\/strong>\u00a0as well as scholars, journalists, and representatives of government bodies and Parliament. Additionally, in January of this year, a Presidential decree established the Constitutional Commission, which includes Professors <strong>Sergey Udartsev, Unzila Shapak, Indira Aubakirova<\/strong>, and MNU Chairman of the Board <strong>Talgat Narikbayev.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u201c<em>Our proposals were duly reflected in the draft of the new Constitution. When reading the Basic Law in Kazakh today, it is evident that the language has become clearer and the meaning far more accessible to citizens. I would also like to emphasise that the terminology reflects the internal logic and characteristics of the Kazakh language. I believe this work has resulted in a clear, systematic, and legally precise text<\/em>,\u201d <strong>Talgat Narikbayev<\/strong>\u00a0stressed during the Constitutional Commission meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-06_18-57-36-1024x707.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43031 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-06_18-57-36-1024x707.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-06_18-57-36-300x207.webp 300w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-06_18-57-36-768x530.webp 768w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/photo_2026-02-06_18-57-36.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It should be noted that the work of the Constitutional Reform Commission is ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":43027,"template":"","news-cat":[47],"news_tag":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MNU Professors Propose Comprehensive Revisions to the Constitutional Text in the State Language - MNU<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/mnu-professors-propose-comprehensive-revisions-to-the-constitutional-text-in-the-state-language\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MNU Professors Propose Comprehensive Revisions to the Constitutional Text in the State Language - MNU\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Scholars of Maqsut Narikbayev University conducted an extensive analysis of the Kazakh-language version of the current Constitution, highlighting the need for amendments. 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