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On being young in Turkmenistan

Progres.online’s recommendations for revising the State Youth policy Program in Turkmenistan On August 19, 2022 the state media shared the news that the council of the Youth Organization of Turkmenistan named after...

Opinion: Clean energy jobs for Turkmenistan 

Turkmenistan’s economy and the labor market have been in a bad shape for a good decade now due to the volatility of the hydrocarbon prices (Al Jazeera), government mismanagement (Human Rights Watch) and corruption (GAN...

Turkmen emigration: Low pay, lack of opportunities

Young people and working age adults, especially women are the most likely group to emigrate from Turkmenistan in search for better educational and employment opportunities. Turkey and Russia are the top two destination...

Freedom of movement for citizens of Turkmenistan

Näme sebäpden gidip barýaň? What is your reason for travel? The law on paper entitles a citizen of Turkmenistan to freedom of movement: Law on Migration, Article 24: Every citizen of Turkmenistan has the right to leave...

The Development Potential of Turkmen Diasporas

Many Turkmens who live abroad are afraid to connect with other Turkmens. They would rather not reveal where they are from or become friends with Uzbek or Kyrgyz nationals than build a community of Turkmens. I have lived...

Our unfree news

In the recent months several Turkmen news outlets have become more visible in Turkmenistan. The journalists of Atavatan Turkmenistan and Salamnews have had interviews with the US Ambassador to Turkmenistan in April 2022...