A government get-together in Turkmenistan this week was a predictable smorgasbord of half-truths, untruths and self-reassuring fantasies. The ostensible agenda of the August 3 Cabinet meeting overseen ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan is marking the “Week of ...

Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1924. It achieved independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves ...

* Turkmenistan’s mid-year population from the data of United Nations Population Fund. ** In 2021, according to World Health organization, WHO (Turkmenistan). Turkmenistan is a landlocked upper ...

(Reuters) - Following are key facts about Turkmenistan where President-For-Life Saparmurat Niyazov will be buried on Sunday: * Population is 5 million, of which Turkmens account for 77 percent, Uzbeks ...

Dec 14 (Reuters) - Following are key facts about Turkmenistan which holds a parliamentary election on Sunday. * Turkmenistan is a former Soviet Central Asian country on the Caspian Sea. Its population ...