Stories about Turkmenistan from April, 2008
Soviet History: Samizdat Anniversary
Window on Eurasia writes about the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Soviet samizdat publication, the Chronicle of Current Events.
Turkmenistan: Tatars Diaspora in Turkmenistran
Abdulgamid writes a post about a website, dedicated to the life of Tatar diaspora in Turkmenistan, an overwhelmingly mono-ethnic country.
Turkmenistan: How many Turkmens are there?
Maciula presents results of his net searching, aim of which was to find out how many Turmens live in the world.
Turkmenistan: Problems of the Opposition
Maciula writes about the condition and problems of the Turkmen oposition and claims that the West has little chance to exert pressure on the Turkmen authorities to make the political...
Turkmenistan: Economic shock therapy?
Maciula reports on recent economic reforms initiated by the Turkmenistan government and wonders if they mark the beginning of economic shock therapy .
Turkmenistan: Dinosaur Footprints
Abdulgamid posts a report on discovered dinosaur footprints in Turkmenistan and opines on the possibility of “paleotourism” development in the country.
Turkmenistan: EU relations-Piping Hot?
Patrick Frost analyzes the developments in European policies towards Turkmenistan after the EU Troika-Central Asian summit held in Ashgabat.
Turkmenistan: Forests and Deserts
Maciula reports and opines on the Turkmenistan government's intention to create a forest in the desert with the help of extensive irrigation.
Turkmenistan: Hacker Rich Country
Lunaric reports on the activities of Turkmen hackers on sites in Russia and Kazakhstan.
Turkmenistan: Tragedy on the border
Maciula writes about cases of human rights violations on the Turkmen-Uzbek and Turkmen-Kazakh borders.
Turkmenistan: Unused Potential
Maciula writes about the tourism in Turkmenistan as an unused — but potentially very important element of the Turkmen economy.
Turkmenistan: Delhi increasingly active towards Ashgabat
Maciula reports on India’s Vice President’s visit to the Turkemenistan's capital city Ashgabat and the signing of the Indian-Turkmen memorandum on co-operation in the energy sector.
Central Asia: ADB Report and Economic Trends
Patrick Frost reviews the Asian Development Bank's 2008 report, which poits at a downward macroeconomic trend, skyrocketing food and energy costs and foresees double-digit rates of inflation.
Turkmenistan: Old-Type Markets To Be Closed
Maciula considers reports that open-air market in Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan, is to be replaced with a modern trade centre by 2010. He also posts some pictures of...
Turkmenistan: Welcoming Investors
Maciula discusses the new law on foreign investments adopted last time in Turkmenistan concluding that main aim of the Turkmen authorities is to change the image of Turkmenistan on the...
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan: At the NATO Summit
Patrick Frost opines on the participation of two important Central Asian guests, Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov and Turkmenistan’s leader, President Berdymukhammedov, in the NATO Summit in Bucharest.
