Turkmen athletes won six medals in kickboxing competitions at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in the Turkish city of Konya. In this type of program, in which 31 sets of medals were played in the sections of full contact (in 10 weight categories for men and 6 for women) and low kick (in 11 weight categories for men and 4 for women), the team Turkmenistan was represented by 14 kickboxers. In the low-kick section, in which blows are delivered to the opponent's legs, but it is forbidden to st...

Every year on 19th of August, all photographers in the world - both amateurs and professionals - celebrate their personal holiday - World Photography Day. It was established in 2009. The date of the holiday was chosen due to the fact that it was on this day in 1839 that the general public was presented with a method for obtaining a photo print - a daguerreotype, a prototype of a photograph. Photography provides a person with a unique opportunity to preserve important events, interesting fr...

The next issue of the quarterly popular science magazine “Miras”, published by the Institute of Language, Literature and National Manuscripts named after Magtymguly of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, has gone to print. A series of publications devoted to the study of the richest historical and cultural heritage of the Turkmen people, the results of research conducted in our country and new archaeological finds continues on its pages. The issue opens with congratulatory addresses by P...

On August 19, 2022, a briefing was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the results of the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of Landlocked Developing Countries, held under the auspices of the UN on August 15-16 this year in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The briefing was attended by heads of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations working in Ashgabat, foreign journalists accredited in Turkmenistan, as well as heads...

In the exposition hall of the State Museum of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan, has been launched an exhibition dedicated to the Turkmen national embroidery, entitled "Grace soaked in the patterns of embroiderers". The exhibits on display testify to the unique needlework of Turkmen embroiderers, who turn any product with a needle and silk thread into flowering gardens and meadows. The craftsmanship of Turkmen embroidery passed down from generation to generation is a national pride....

Culture in its broad global, historical and philosophical meaning was identified by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov as one of the fundamental priorities for development of the independent Turkmen state in the period of the Revival of the New Epoch of the Powerful State. From time immemorial, a power for the Turkmens has been stability, unity and spiritual integrity. It is no coincidence that the great Turkmen poets and thinkers associated the flourishing of their native land and the happiness...

Three bronze medals were won by Turkmen athletes in judo competitions at the V Islamic Solidarity Games in the Turkish city of Konya. In this type of program, 14 sets of medals in seven women's and men's weight categories were contested by 198 judoists from 36 countries. In the women's tournament in the team of Turkmenistan, 20-year-old Zulhumar Dashkinova, who competed in the weight category up to 63 kg, climbed to the third step of the podium. Amina Belkadi (Algeria) became the champion...