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...
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...
Serdar Berdimuhamedov did not make any promises during his election campaign in 2022. So, if we agree on this, then we can successfully say that he did fulfill his promises. However, on March 1, 2022 Progres published...
June 2022: The price of palaw drops for the second time this year. The average cost of cooking palaw in Ashgabat was 85.7 Turkmen manat in June 2022, which is 4% higher month-on-month compared to May 2022 (82.4 manat)...
Purpose The goal of this policy brief is to inform and address the rising inflation in Turkmenistan and initiate an informed and constructive discussion on inflation among the policymakers and public in Turkmenistan...
Young people in Turkmenistan miss out on educational, professional development opportunities. The government of Turkmenistan should act fast to catch up with the educational outcomes in the region. The COVID-19 pandemic...
May 2022 Special Report: Palaw Index prices saw a slight increase. The cost of palaw rises nearly 5 percent in May. The latest data reveal that between April and May of 2022, the cost of cooking palaw in Ashgabat rose 4...
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...
April 2022: The price of palaw decreases for the first time in the last 7 months. The average cost of cooking palaw in Ashgabat was 78.7 Turkmen manat in April 2022, which is 0.3% lower month-on-month compared to March...
Summary: Turkmenistan is among the frontline countries to experience human, economic, and physical consequences of the climate change. As a result of increasing temperatures, evaporation and desertification, the share...
