Hazret Sultan International Airport (HSA), which opened in the early 2020s to serve the city of Turkistan in southern Kazakhstan, does not have a widely documented dedicated lounge, and the honest reason fits the airport's own story: it was built primarily to handle growing pilgrimage and heritage-tourism traffic to the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rather than the premium-cabin and elite-status volume that typically justifies a stand-alone lounge.
Turkistan's visitor pattern is heavily pilgrimage- and heritage-driven, travellers arriving to see the Yasawi mausoleum and the historic old city, which shapes a terminal built around efficient processing of a steady but not especially premium-heavy passenger flow. Expect general seating and standard food and drink options at HSA rather than a card-network or airline-branded lounge space, at least based on what is currently documented about the airport.
Kazakhstan's more developed lounge infrastructure sits at its two largest hubs: Almaty International Airport (ALA), the country's busiest airport, and the airport serving the capital, Astana, both of which carry a longer track record of airline-run premium spaces and broader third-party lounge program coverage than a newly built regional gateway like Turkistan's. If lounge access is a priority for your Kazakhstan itinerary, routing through Almaty or Astana is the more realistic plan. Both hubs also carry a longer-established base of international airline partners, which further supports their lounge ecosystems compared with a newer regional gateway.
Because HSA is still a relatively new airport, its facilities, including any future lounge, may develop over time, so travellers should check directly with their airline or the airport's own current information before assuming either a yes or a no. For now, plan your visit to Turkistan around its real draw, the Yasawi mausoleum and the old city, rather than around any lounge expectation at the airport itself. The mausoleum, not the airport, is the reason most visitors come.