Turkmenistan, often seen as a closed-off nation, is a land brimming with secrets and wonders that are waiting to be uncovered ...

By Alexander Thompson for Eurasianet Turkish authorities have detained three Turkmen opposition activists in recent months ...

Nazrin Abdul Read more In a demonstration of growing regional solidarity and shared strategic vision, President of the ...

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly ...

Turkmenistan: Stranger in a very strange land Its ruler re-named the days of the week after himself and his mother. Opera, ballet and the circus are banned.

Turkmenistan has a geostrategic location amidst the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. The country’s gas reserves are estimated to be the world’s fourth-largest, ...

The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country's most notable but infernal sights — the blazing natural gas crater widely referred to as the "Gates of Hell." ...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has downgraded the alert level in Iran from Level 3 (voluntary repatriation) to Level ...

Turkmenistan’s longtime leader has unveiled a giant gilded statue of a dog on a busy traffic circle in the capital Ashgabat.. Depicted standing proudly on a plinth, the gold-coated canine is an ...

Turkmenistan, the notoriously secretive Central Asian country, has banned the word 'coronavirus' -- and its putting its citizens in danger.