November 2025: Palaw Preparation Costs Increased by 29.4%. In November 2025, the average cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, rose to 83.4 Turkmen manat, representing a 29.4% increase from 64.5 manat in...
According to the World Bank’s latest publication, Europe and Central Asia Economic Update: Jobs and Prosperity, job creation poses a significant challenge for Turkmenistan, where employment growth has been declining...
At a meeting of People’s Council on September 19, 2025, Yazmyrat Atamyradov, a member of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan (Halk Maslahaty), proposed to terminate the long-standing policy of annually increasing...
In its November 2023 Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Turkmenistan accepted 146 out of 228 recommendations, supporting measures related to legal frameworks, civil and political rights, and economic, social, and cultural...
October 2025: Palaw Preparation Costs Increased by 16.3%. In October 2025, the average cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, reached 77.4 Turkmen manat, marking a 16.3% jump from 66.5 manat in October 2024...
According to Transparency International, corruption in Turkmenistan’s education system is widespread and institutionalized, shaped by legacies inherited from the former Soviet Union. During the Soviet period, the...
Project documents identify significant operational and governance challenges that are not shared publicly by the government. The Ministry of Health and Medical Industry (MOHMI) in Turkmenistan as the main implementing...
With the start of the new academic year in Turkmenistan, the Innovation Information Center of the Ministry of Education has launched the digital platform ‘Sanly Bilim’ (Digital Education). It is a primary web portal and...
Child poverty, as described by UNICEF, signifies a lack of essential rights. It occurs when children face poverty and are unable to access the nutrition, clean water, housing, education, or healthcare necessary for...
By Oguljamal Yazliyeva, Ph.D., Charles University Children in Turkmenistan are not simply regarded as the next generation. They are positioned as active instruments in preserving and supporting the authoritarian regime...
