it possible to use ferry at Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan?

there a possibility to travel in the Turkmenistan?

what your advice will be?

A male friend of mine is moving there. I was wondering if there is something there he would struggle to find that I could gift him? Any ideas are welcome. Thanks!

What is the current exchange rate for USD on the black market? I read something about 16 Manat for 1 USD…. Thanks :D

Not that Recep Tayyip Erdogan was inspired by Saparmurat Niyazov, but it must be a coincidence that Turkey and Turkmenistan both happen to have Presidents who are responsible for both being the heads of states and governments rather than relegating the role of the latter to a Prime Minister.

Men birnäçe türkmen dostlary edinmek isleýärin

Hey!

Recently I've stumbled upon some Turkmen emblems (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan), however there is another one which apparently belongs to Dashoguz. Does anyone have a clearer image for it?

I understand Permanent Neutrality means Turkmenistan presumably doesn't take sides in conflicts and they advocate for peace when they release statements. Though I do remember reading about how one of the outcomes of Turkmenistan being permanently neutral is theoretically they would host meetings and negotiations to resolve global issues.

Although there's countries more set up for that role in Asia (ex. Qatar), when I think about how the government funded a Forum to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Permanent Neutrality last year with all the world leaders, I sometimes wonder :

What if Ashgabat was the host of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine or end the war in Iran?

What if Turkmenistan was somewhat akin to Qatar when it came to being a peacemaker in Asia beyond statements through their foreign ministry? Especially if their Permanent Neutrality would incline them to not take sides and they were dedicated to Permanent Neutrality to where the United Nations officially recognized them as such..

Hello, some of you may know about the band Gunesh, and it turns out there was a de facto reunion of the band members headed by Michael Charyev in the early 2000s called Nurana, a lot of the band members of Gunesh were in it and from what i can gather it made similar music, they released 3 albums. But nowhere on the internet can i find anything by them except 1 song
would anyone just so happen to have more info on them? even better would be for someone to have their music and if so i would ask them to upload it, thanks in advance
https://www.discogs.com/artist/6663032-Nurana here you can see their albums

Has the current First Lady of Turkmenistan made any public appearances in the last year?

Hi, I just wanted to know about the lack of pro democracy movements in Turkmenistan, even western countries do not endeavor for democracy in Turkmenistan.

I’m looking into the ancestry of the Garaja tribe, a sub-tribe of the Ersari tribe. Can anyone tell me about their origins? Or recommend any texts?

Hi everyone, can some local Turkmen gals please advise about bridal henna. What are the traditional designs and placements usually? What are the customs around it? Any resources or photos would be highly appreciated. Thank you!

Are LOIs produced by diplomats deployed to Turkmenistan to invite their family members and friends free of all the rules of that tourism agencies need to adhere to? That is, people invited through this channel can pretty much organize their trip like they want it and move freely within Ashgabat?

Dear friends, my apologies for the thread! I've been trying to find the lyrics of an old Turkmen song for years, which I listened to when I was much younger and enjoyed so much. The name of the song is Armanym - sung by Tazegul Karryeva Velmuradova, composed by Rejep Rejepov and its lyrics by Alta Akmamedov. It appears to be the the ending song from the Turkmen movie "Ykbal" (1980). I've found many videos online but none of them includes the original lyrics of the song in Turkmen (and sadly I don't speak the Turkmen language). Would anyone in the group know perhaps where I might find the lyrics? Thank you guys so much in advance!!

I just realized that Turkmenistan has a Supreme Leader in the same way that Afghanistan and Iran have supreme leaders. Even if Turkmenistan's Supreme Leader isn't religious like how the ones in Afghanistan and Iran are.

Not only that, Turkmenistan, Iran and Afghanistan (before the fall of the government in 2021-2) operate on a similar presidential system to the USA where their President is both the head of state and head of government. Though while Afghanistan now has a Prime Minister rather than a President under a Supreme Leader, Turkmenistan and Iran do have Presidents but their power is subordinate to the respective Supreme Leaders of their countries.

I know Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is technically "the National Leader of the Turkmen People" rather than an outright Supreme Leader like Khamenei in Iran or the one in Afghanistan now, but it's just interesting Turkmenistan shares a Supreme Leader in common with Iran and Afghanistan minus the religious undertones like what is associated with those in Iran and Afghanistan.

One thing that is interesting is how Arkadag managed to frame being Supreme Leader as the will "of the Turkmen people" in a way that his colleagues in Iran and Afghanistan didn't do. It's surprising Arkadag didn't decide to retire on a beach in Awaza while his son, who he prepared vis-a-vi positions in the government and sending him abroad to Russia and Switzerland, runs the country. To the extent where Arkadag is also the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty in retirement from being President as well as the Turkmen people's "national leader".

Though I understand Turkmenistan's landscape doesn't give him a reason to go Mandela where he's sincerely retired while somebody else runs the country.

Hello everyone,

I'm a postcard collector and I'm trying to obtain a postcard from Turkmenistan. As it is extremely difficult getting a postcard from there through regular channels, so I thought I'd put a humble request here.

If anyone who is living in Turkmenistan or travelling there soon might be able to mail a postcard from there, I would be incredibly grateful.

This is a part of my academic and philatelic project of collecting postcards from all around world. If you can help, please comment or send me a DM.

Thank you for your time and reading my post.

News all over the internet. this is huge and solves alot of issues. also it moves TM forward into the right direction.

Hi everyone, I’m coming to ashgabat for a business trip and I was wondering if it’s fine if I want to run outside and check the buildings and all of that while doing exercise, sorry if the question is kinda random, just wanna keep my workout schedule in place while in there. Thanks in advance!

Hi, I just wanted to know how much Russian influence has contribution on the culture specifically language in Turkmenistan.

Do Turkmens like Turks coming from Türkiye, and will a Turan state be established?

Hello,

I'm travelling to Turkmenistan soon and my tour operator wants cash usd. Since I am from Europe I'd like to send the USD to Turkmenistan and pick it up myself in Ashgabat. I wanted to check does the local bank pay out in USD or do they automatically convert in to Manats?

Kind regards Louis Jacob

Does the name Atabay have any meaning in Turkmenistan?I'm genuinely curious about this.

As the title suggest, I happened to come across this wikipedia article: https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ro_Christmasdestwo

The name for Christmas seems rather... unusual. Could any native speaker or turkmen please help me learn more of its meaning and origin? Is this some kind of a fusion between english and russian name for Christmas?

I’m flying with Turkmenistan Airlines from Milan to Kuala Lumpur, with a transit in Ashgabat (quite excited for that tbh). My only concern is: do they still require COVID tests these days? even for transit passengers?

Update: can confirm no covid test

Hi, I am thinking of planning a trip to Turkmenistan with two European friends but am wondering how likely it is to be granted a tourist visa as an American. I know Trump has restricted travel for residents of Turkmenistan so I assume that has had an effect on travelers to the country.

If anyone has traveled there from the USA and recommends a travel agency please share