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News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-dancers-actors-overweight-culture/33511014.html
Published on: Tuesday 26 August 2025
Performers in the state-controlled culture sector in western Turkmenistan have been given a strict deadline to lose weight and "look presentable" in time for the nation's Independence Day, several ...
News Turkmenistan » Balkan » Culture: A cinematic lens into Turkmenistan’s culture: An interview with Oguljamal Yazliyeva
News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2024/10/27/a-cinematic-lens-into-turkmenistans-culture-an-interview-with-oguljamal-yazliyeva/
Published on: Saturday 26 October 2024
The importance of cinema in understanding a nation’s culture and identity cannot be overstated. This is particularly true for countries like Turkmenistan, which is notorious for being one of the most ...