Not everyone has heard of ‘chovgan’ or knows what it is. It is an incredibly compelling and exciting game played on horseback, an extraordinary addiction to national festivities, which has helped young Turkmen warriors in tactic training from ancient times. The game, which goes back to antiquity, was very common among ancestors of Turkmens, the Parthians, who were excellent horse riders even at an early age. The Turkmen name ‘chovgan’ comes from the word ‘chopegen’ with the same root, which m...

The enlarged session of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, which summed up this year’s six month state-of-the-economy results and identified top-priority objectives, also focused on different aspects of the social policy. This invariably remains a top priority for the Turkmen state, which has been taking different measures, including unprecedented ones, to provide social support to the population, and has been heavily investing in human capital development since shortly after its independ...

On the 13th of July 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi was received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. During the constructive talk, the high level of bilateral ties in political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres was confirmed. The importance of cooperation of Turkmenistan and China in the framework of regional and international formats was underlined.  The bilateral issues were considered, as well as the...

Today President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held an online meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers in which the program of events prepared within the forthcoming working trip to Balkan region was considered. During the virtual meeting reports on preparation for the stone-laying ceremony of a new airport in the settlement of Jebel and opening of «Türkmeniň ak öýi» in Balkanabat were presented, other issues were discussed. Having announced the agenda, the head of the state first got in contact...

The Turkmen people have centuries-old history and culture. Archaism of some customs and customs demands more detailed illumination of its hidden pages. Eventually ancient customs of our ancestors extended and have left a trace in the history and culture of not only Turkmen, but also the people of neighbouring countries. One of such cultural elements is the Turkmen tamdyr. The tamdyr is an oven of special spherical shape, which for a long time has been used for preparation of various kinds of...

Despite the short period from the date of commissioning, the Dashoguz cotton-spinning factory of the Ministry of Textile Industry of Turkmenistan has filled a niche in the world textile market. Annually, over 70% of its products are supplied to the external market. The company has won good reputation and popularity among foreign consumers due to the consistent fulfillment of contractual obligations and the high quality of its 100% ringspun cotton yarn. Thus, in the first six months of this year,...

The admission of documents from entrants, who want to enter higher and secondary vocational education institutions, goes on in the capital and regions of the country. Admission and entrance examinations are organised in the country during the period from July 12 to August 27. The State Commission has been set up especially to supervise the admission campaign during its period of operation. Certain changes dictated by modern the dynamical development of national education, introduction of inte...