Turkmenistan News News Turkmenistan » People: PANNIER: Ruling family’s ‘palace in the sky’ cruel sight for Turkmenistan’s poor souls down below
By Bruce Pannier Depending on one’s financial means, when flying there is a choice of economy, business or first-class. But for three people in Turkmenistan, there is the ultra-luxurious “Berdi-class” ...
News Turkmenistan » People: Turkmenistan to make people pay for gas
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) – Turkmenistan’s president said Saturday his government will begin installing gas meters in households, ending the unlimited supply of free gas to citizens in the ...
News Turkmenistan » People: One of the world’s most isolated countries, this former Soviet state is showing signs it’s ready for more tourists
(CNN) — When the Turkmenistan government announced new streamlined visa regulations in April, people familiar with traveling to the Central Asian nation were unsure what to make of it. Not that there ...
News Turkmenistan » People: Statelessness: More than 3,000 stateless people given Turkmen nationality
DASHOGUZ, Turkmenistan, December 7 (UNHCR) - As soon as she was handed her citizenship papers, Guljahan Egenova began thinking excitedly about the whole new future ahead of her. "I am proud," said the ...
News Turkmenistan » People: Galkynysh: Turkmenistan’s giant gas field and the new energy frontier
By Ben Aris in Ashgabat Turkmenistan’s Galkynysh gas field is again centre stage. Ministers, company chiefs and international oil companioes converged on Ashgabat with a single proposition: gas ...
News Turkmenistan » People: 'Raped, jailed, tortured, left to die': the hell of being gay in Turkmenistan
Two men who escaped one of the world's most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they were tortured, beaten and raped in Turkmenistan for the "crime" of being gay. When the oil- and ...
News Turkmenistan » People: Turkmenistan, Pakistan to sign MoU in field of arts, culture
Heritage and culture minister emphasises need to strengthen ties with cultural exchange, cooperation in trade and business sectors.
News Turkmenistan » People: One of the world’s most isolated countries, this former Soviet state is showing signs it’s ready for more tourists
A statue of historical figure Oguz Han stands near the Independence Monument in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan's capital. The city is famed for its unusual architecture. - Aytac Unal/Anadolu Agency/Getty ...