RFE/RL's Turkmen Service is the only international Turkmen-language media reporting independently on political, economic, cultural, and security issues from inside one of the the world’s most reclusive countries.
Turkmenistan celebrated the 23rd anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union with a massive military parade in Ashgabat on October 27.
Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov has arrived in Turkmenistan for an official visit
A rare public protest took place in the Turkmen capital when some 50 people blocked cranes from removing air conditioners from the windows of their apartments.
The family of a Turkmen conscript who died while in service are alleging that he was murdered in a hazing incident.
Six Afghan border guards have been wounded in an attack on the northern village of Marchak, along the border with Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov has paid an unscheduled visit to Afghanistan following the deaths of three Turkmen border guards.
Under Turkmenistan's notoriously repressive regime, those who publicly criticize the government have been known to end up in jail. But that hasn't stopped an increasing number of Turkmen from approaching RFE/RL Turkmen Service correspondents in recent months to voice their dissatisfaction with officials. Is it bravery, desperation, or a more tolerant atmosphere?
Since coming to power in 2006, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has invested tens of millions of dollars to modernize his country's health-care sector, building gleaming new medical facilities filled with state of-the-art technology. For many ordinary Turkmen, however, the reality is far less shiny.
The head of an OSCE monitoring mission of Turkmenistan's parliamentary vote has said the country still has a "long way to go" to fulfill its commitments to democratic standards and human rights, but that "engagement is much more productive than isolation."
Votes are being counted following Turkmenistan's first multiparty parliamentary elections, with preliminary results expected soon.
The Afghan, Tajik, and Turkmen presidents officially inaugurate the construction of a new railway connecting the three nations.
A Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondent based in Turkmenistan has been freed after being detained by police earlier this month.
An RFE/RL correspondent based in Turkmenistan's northeastern city of Turkmenabat has been detained by local police.
Ashgabat's efforts to transform itself quickly into a modern city come with a human cost. Many residents of the capital are forced to vacate their family homes at short notice, with inadequate compensation.
A human rights group says that two Turkmen activists convicted on what it maintains were politically-motivated charges have been freed after serving out their prison terms.
An unknown farmer from Turkmenistan's northern Dashoghuz Province has been elected vice president of the country's Council of Elders.
A former senior official in Turkmenistan who became a vocal critic of the current government has been arrested.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has used an appearance at a conference in Turkmenistan to urge member states not to block Internet resources from public access.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has ordered state institutions to establish their own ice hockey teams.
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