Turkmenistan News News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan's Ashgabat Airport: My most bizarre transit experience ever
I just had the chance to fly Turkmenistan Airlines, fulfilling a dream I’ve had for years (isn’t it everyone’s dream?!). I already shared some thoughts on my Turkmenistan Airlines 777 business class ...
News Turkmenistan: Behind the Marble Walls: A Glimpse Into Turkmenistan
Getting into Turkmenistan wasn’t easy – despite the country’s official website claiming that my passport allowed visa-free entry for up to 30 days. The reality was quite the opposite. As one of the ...
News Turkmenistan: A Year Since Two Turkmen Activists Disappeared
July 24 marks one year since Alisher Sakhatov and Abdulla Orusov disappeared in Türkiye. Their families are still searching for answers about their whereabouts and fate.
News Turkmenistan: Why Turkmenistan’s decades old ‘door to hell’ is fading
Turkmenistan's "door to hell" crater, a fiery landmark for decades, is significantly weakening. Authorities are actively reducing the natural gas flow feeding the persistent flames. This fiery ...
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most closed nations, legalizes crypto mining and exchanges
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan, one of the world's most isolated nations, officially legalized mining and exchanging cryptocurrency on Thursday in a major shift for the country's tightly ...
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan At 25 -- What Went Wrong And Why?
Turkmenistan marked its 25th year of independence on October 27 and -- while life has always been hard for the some 5 million people in the isolationist, authoritarian state -- this year’s anniversary ...
News Turkmenistan: Signs That Turkmenistan's Gas Sector Is In Crisis
Turkmenistan is apparently having enormous economic problems. The country's system is so opaque that it is always difficult to know much about what is going on there. But the recent decision to scrap ...
News Turkmenistan: Reclusive Turkmenistan shows signs of cautiously opening up
ASHGABAT, May 2 (Reuters) - From a brightly lit, open-plan office Azat Seyitmuhammedov runs an e-commerce startup, Wabrum, that he founded almost a decade ago. In Berlin or San Francisco, this would ...
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan Plans To Close The ‘Gates Of Hell’ - A Giant Natural Gas Crater That Has Been Burning For Over 50 Years
According to an AP news release, Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow appeared on state television telling officials to put out the flames at the "Gates of Hell," a giant natural gas ...
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan Says It's Coronavirus Free, But Doesn't Want WHO To Check
Turkmenistan’s government never fails to disappoint, and its latest action will keep that reputation intact. For more than two decades the government has been touting its UN-recognized status as a ...
News Turkmenistan: Power Transition in Turkmenistan Could Mean Big Changes for Neighbors
The forthcoming political change will affect vast energy resources, especially natural gas, in Turkmenistan, one of the most isolated and impoverished countries in Eurasia. The ruling Democratic Party ...
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan announces International tender for new embassy building in Azerbaijan
The Ministry of Construction and Architecture of Turkmenistan has announced an international tender for the construction of the administrative building of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic ...