Living outside the reach of ruling dynasties for thousands of years, the nomadic Turkmen people are not to be underestimated. A dynamic bunch, composed of more than two dozen major tribal groups ...

Ancient rivalries and a tortured relationship with Russia have made Turkmenistan the black sheep in the Central Asian family. But that is starting to change as the world gets smaller and economic ...

Turkmenistan’s authorities have gone to extreme lengths to stop veteran human rights defender, Soltan Achilova, from ...

Four men in white laboratory coats showed up at the Ashgabat apartment of veteran human rights defender and photojournalist ...

cinema emerges as one of the few available means to delve into Turkmen culture and exploring the everyday life of Turkmen people. Fortunately, there are many Turkmen films on the internet, which can ...

"This is the latest in a series of books by the president dedicated to the rich national heritage of the Turkmen people," applauded the government-run Neytralnyy Turkmenistan. "The book is the ...