President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent a congratulatory message to the people of the country on the occasion of the celebration of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. “I am confident that in 2026, declared the year of ‘Independent, Permanently Neutral Turkmenistan—the Homeland of the Purposeful Winged Steeds,’ the celebrations dedicated to this glorious holiday will further strengthen our solidarity and unity, our national pride in our native Motherland, and our...

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov on Friday attended the ceremonial launch of the maiden voyage of the new dry cargo vessel Gadamly at the Balkan Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant. The vessel, which was built and launched at the end of last year, departed on its first commercial route across the Caspian Sea after the completion of commissioning and technical preparations. The ship is heading to the Port of Baku in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Gadamly dry cargo vessel meet...

The Chairman of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan, Amanmuhammet Sazakov, represented the country at the Second International Migration Review Forum under the auspices of the UN General Assembly, which is taking place from May 5–8 at UN Headquarters in New York. As reported on the website of the Migration Service of Turkmenistan, in his speech at the plenary session of the forum, he reaffirmed Turkmenistan's unwavering commitment to the principles of multilateral cooperation, interna...

Turkmen weightlifter Anamjan Rustamova won the gold medal at the Junior World Weightlifting Championships in the women’s 86 kg category. The competition is being held in Egypt. Rustamova recorded 110 kg in the snatch and 147 kg in the clean and jerk, for a total of 257 kg. She also earned a small gold medal in the clean and jerk event. In the final standings, the Turkmen athlete finished ahead of Linyue Xu from China (256 kg) and Emma Poghosyan from Armenia, who took second and third place...

Teams from the S.A. Niyazov Turkmen Agricultural University and the Myrat Garryev State Medical University of Turkmenistan successfully represented Turkmenistan at the II Global Sustainable Development Innovation Competition in Denpasar, Indonesia. The agricultural university team included Meretmuhammet Hojanepesov, a lecturer in the Department of Information Systems and Digital Technologies, Yaran Hudayberdiyev, a first-year master's student majoring in Agricultural Economics and Management,...

A new multimodal freight corridor linking China and Afghanistan via Turkmenistan has been launched, marking a shift toward faster and more efficient overland logistics across Central Asia. Turkmenistan has become part of the newly established route, designed to accelerate cargo deliveries between China and Afghanistan. According to Uzbekistan Railways’ subsidiary Uztemiryulcontainer, containers traveling along the updated route cover approximately 7,400 kilometers in an average of 30 days,...

On May 3, 2026, a gala concert dedicated to the 27th Opera Days of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) was held in Ashgabat. The concert featured leading opera performers from Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. The celebration opened with the piece “Turkmenistan – a Blooming Garden” by Veli Muhadov, performed by the State Symphony Orchestra and the State Choir of Turkmenistan. The concert program consisted of masterpieces of...