News Turkmenistan: A Small Church Grows in Turkmenistan
A Church born almost from nothing, without major structures, schools, or institutions, in a country with an overwhelming Muslim majority. In Turkmenistan, Catholicism began to take root again...
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan Moves to Tackle Major Methane Leaks
Turkmenistan is repairing major methane leaks as it modernizes its gas industry and cautiously deepens economic ties with the outside world.
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan’s Afghanistan Policy: Balancing Risks and Untapped Opportunities
The recent delegations from the Taliban regime to Turkmenistan underscore a significant warming of relations between the two countries. On March 15, workers from Turkmenistan were scheduled to arrive ...
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan and E-Commerce: From Legislation to the Test of a Digital Economy
Turkmenistan is not leaping suddenly into a digital economy. It is advancing step by step, beginning with legislation. The draft law on electronic commerce currently under preparation is more than a ...
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan legalises crypto mining and exchanges in shift for economy
Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most isolated nations, has officially legalised mining and exchanging cryptocurrency in a major shift for the country’s tightly controlled, gas-dependent economy.
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan adopts law on chamber of commerce and industry
Majlis (parliament) of Turkmenistan of the fifth convocation considered and adopted the draft law 'On the chamber of commerce and industry of Turkmenistan', the message from the country's government ...
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan expands e-commerce infrastructure as of Apr.2026
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 30. A total of 1.075 e-commerce service points were active across Turkmenistan as of April 1, 2026, which is 3.1% more than on January 1, 2026, Trend reports via the ...
News Turkmenistan: John Oliver's deep dive into the president of Turkmenistan gets very weird, very fast
John Oliver laid it all out during Sunday's episode of Last Week Tonight. To give you an idea of just how strange things get, the episode culminates in Oliver presenting a record-breaking marble cake ...
News Turkmenistan: Türkiye: Don’t Deport Turkmen Activists
Turkish migration authorities should immediately suspend any plans to deport two detained Turkmen activists to Turkmenistan, Human Rights Watch said today. If deported they would be at grave risk of torture and arbitrary imprisonment.
News Turkmenistan: Severe Hardship for Turkmens Arbitrarily Denied Passport Renewal Abroad
Turkmen authorities’ refusal to renew passports of its citizens abroad interferes with their right to freedom of movement and imposes serious hardships, the Turkmenistan Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (THF) and Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan’s Ahal stun ISL champions Mohun Bagan
Kolkata: Like in the Indian Super League (ISL) last term or the Asian Champions League 2 this season, Mohun Bagan Super Giant started with a stutter. The ISL campaign, where Mohun Bagan began with one ...
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan: Legendary Horses Look To Make Comeback
A purebred Ahal-Tekes horse (Courtesy Photo) Horse fanciers in the former Soviet Union have long known about the beauty, speed, and stamina of the Ahal-Teke breed native to Turkmenistan. But despite ...
News Turkmenistan: Signs That Turkmenistan's Gas Sector Is In Crisis
Turkmenistan is apparently having enormous economic problems. The country's system is so opaque that it is always difficult to know much about what is going on there. But the recent decision to scrap the two entities that were overseeing the oil and gas sector and to restructure the management of that industry give the impression that the authorities in Ashgabat are getting desperate.
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most closed nations, legalizes crypto mining and exchanges
Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most isolated nations, officially legalized mining and exchanging cryptocurrency on Thursday in a major shift for the country's tightly controlled, gas-dependent economy. Signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the legislation regulating virtual assets brings cryptocurrencies under civil law and establishes a licensing scheme for cryptocurrency exchanges overseen by the country’s central bank. Turkmenistan's internet also remains tightly regulated and controlled by the government.
News Turkmenistan: Dozens Detained During Easter Gatherings in Turkmenistan
Easter celebrations in the western Turkmen city of Balkanabat were overshadowed by a coordinated security operation near the only Christian church, with dozens of local Turkmen converts detained during Catholic and Orthodox services.
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan Conducting Virginity Tests To 'Evaluate Teenagers' Morality'
Female students in western Turkmenistan are being forced to take virginity tests to check their “morality” and prevent teen pregnancies. Those who “fail” the controversial examination are being reported to security services.
News Turkmenistan: Xi calls for strengthening cooperation with Turkmenistan in natural gas, trade, non-resource fields
China and Turkmenistan should expand the scale of cooperation in the natural gas sector, and elevate trade and investment levels, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Beijing on Wednesday.
News Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan notes importance of joint projects with China to develop Galkynysh gas field
Turkmenistan’s national leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has noted the importance of joint projects with China to develop the country’s Galkynysh gas field as he met with President Xi Jinping in ...
