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Second Advent or what is expected in Turkmenistan under Ruhnama?

30.12.2009 10:23 msk Analytics Turkmenistan

The second advent of Ruhnama in the socio-cultural area of Turkmenistan makes us think not only about circling politicians, but also what is expected in the country in the future and how the neighbors view such development.

Andrei Zatoka's Long and Winding Road to Russia?

11.11.2009 14:29 msk Politics Turkmenistan

His harrying experience in Turkmenistan finally over, Russian environmentalist Andrei Zatoka and his wife deplaned in Moscow on November 8. A trial in Dashoguz on October 29 had sentenced Zatoka to five years imprisonment. The verdict sparked an international campaign in the environmentalist's defen

Turkmen thaw ended in scorching summer temperatures

17.10.2009 00:06 msk Analytics Turkmenistan

Natalia Anurova-Shabunts, a citizen of both Turkmenistan and Russia, wrote an article for Ferghana.Ru that gives an account of life in Turkmenistan. How its citizens are denied permission to travel abroad, how students and instructors are compelled to wear uniforms, how state officials bully people

Turkmenistan, lost in the desert - routine life for centuries

10.08.2009 21:55 msk Turkmenistan

Photo by © E. Larina, O. Naumova. Other higher resolution pictures are available in special section gallery.fergananews.com – Turkmenistan – 2008

Turkmenistan and Russia will make new gas agreements

25.03.2009 21:00 msk Business Turkmenistan

Negotiations between presidents of Russia and Turkmenistan Dmitry Medvedev and Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov took place in Moscow on March 25.

Turkmenistan: Unknown struggle with dope

22.01.2009 17:44 msk Turkmenistan

President of Turkmenistan Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov congratulated the State Drug Enforcement Service on its first anniversary on January 18.

Turkmenistan: Facts and Rumors about Shooting in Ashgabat

15.09.2008 13:56 msk Analytics Turkmenistan

Turkmen police officials say they neutralized a drug gang on Saturday, however, local analysts suspect much stronger forces were involved in skirmishes with security services.

Turkmen President Tightens Grip on Power with New Constitution

12.09.2008 16:59 msk Politics Turkmenistan

President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov’s administration has been building the image of a liberalizing state after the death of his totalitarian predecessor for two years. The forthcoming new Constitution, already proclaimed as a stronghold of the Turkmen renaissance, promises to eliminate redundant e

Turkmenistan-USA: Ashkhabad promotes improved relations with NATO

17.06.2008 13:06 msk Analytics Turkmenistan

The United States has confirmed its willingness to expand economic and military cooperation with Central Asia. Observers believe Washington chose to promote cooperation with Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as countries with the largest deposits of oil and natural gas and a critically strategic geopoliti

Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov proceeds with economic reforms

16.04.2008 12:42 msk Business Turkmenistan

The decree on denomination of the national monetary unit President Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov signed this Monday will come into force on January 1, 2009. Enlarged meeting of the Cabinet discussed interim results of the economic and social reforms. National Bank chairman resigned.

Azerbaijan hopes for a peaceful rearrangement of sectors of the Caspian shelf

27.03.2008 11:24 msk Business Turkmenistan

An almost decade-long reprieve over, the Azerbaijani-Turkmen relations advance at a breakneck rate these days. Regular contacts between the heads of states and prime ministers were established in the last eighteen months, governmental commissions for economic cooperation advancement set up. Whatever

Initiator of the Great Renaissance, Esteemed President-Reformist!

13.02.2008 12:12 msk Turkmenistan

Photos provided by Turkmenistan.karakum.net

Turkmenistan: Gurbankuly Berdymuhammedov hopes to meet with George W. Bush

01.02.2008 13:46 msk Analytics Turkmenistan

Another US emissary, the third this year after Senator Richard Lugar and Admiral William Fallon of the US Central Command, was met in Ashkhabad in late January. Diplomat Stephen Mann, 56, is well known both in Turkmenistan, all over the Caspian region, and in the Caucasus. US Ambassador to Ashkhabad

Mysterious state of Turkmenistan dispels myths and stereotypes

24.12.2007 10:07 msk Interview Turkmenistan

Natalia Antelava, BBC correspondent in Central Asia, made her first visit to Turkmenistan in November 2007. Initially there for the international oil and gas conference she covered, Antelava chose to stay somewhat longer to get better knowledge of everyday life in Turkmenistan. She visited the city

Life in Turkmenistan. How myths are dispelled

21.12.2007 13:38 msk Turkmenistan

The international community knows practically nothing about Turkmenistan. Colossal gas fields, suppression of the opposition, golden statues of president for life Saparmurat Niyazov - that is essentially all. Still, the Turkmenbashi's demise paved way for changes, and Turkmenistan nowadays is somewh

Turkmenistan: new leader stands for old ways

20.12.2007 14:52 msk Analytics Turkmenistan

President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov passed away on the night on December 21, 2006. His demise generated a furor. Turkmenistan had been the least open country in the whole Central Asian region for years, and the obscure always attracts. Moreover, Niyazov's demise occurred when the struggle o

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