Turkmenistan president-for-life tries to play God By Juliette Terzieff , Chronicle Foreign Service July 11, 2004 In the country that Turkmenbashy built, "He" is everywhere.

Turkmenistan is known as one of the most secretive and isolated countries in the world. Foreign presence in this country is limited to a few diplomats and branch executives of a couple of large energy ...

An ethno-cultural region made up of mainly ethnic Uzbeks straddles the border between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. It is known as Khorezm on the Uzbek side, and Dashoguz on the Turkmen side. A ...

Turkmenistan's rubberstamp parliament is about to lose its rubber stamp, ... ideas like making Niyazov president for life, ... The name means "Village Voice" in Uzbek.

Turkmenistan is one of the world's most secretive countries, and has a widely denounced human rights record. The country doesn't allow many people in, and its president is a fan of showing off ...

Annasoltan writes that the government of Turkmenistan has decided to construct “Olympic village” in Ashgabat, the capital city, to promote sports and to hold sports events involving foreigners. Global ...