Like the other Central Asian republics, Turkmenistan underwent the intrusion and rule of several foreign powers before falling under first Russian and then Soviet control in the modern era. Most ...

6th century BC - Territory of present-day Turkmenistan comprises part of the Persian Empire. 7th century AD - Arabs introduce Islam in what is now Turkmenistan, after conquering Central Asia.

Positioned at a crossroads of ancient civilisations, Turkmenistan sets the stage for an epic biopic of world history. Located in Central Asia on the east coast of the Caspian Sea, Turkmenistan is a ...

The chairman of Turkmenistan's Central Election Commission, Myrat Garryev, has called on Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov to keep his post as the country's president forever. The request came last month ...