The cult of personality built by Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Turkmenistan’s paramount leader, is already well documented. He ...

In 2023, Turkmenistan announced that its population had risen above 7 million. But dropping birthrates and a more than decadelong economic crisis have called that claim into question. Speaking to ...

The country's large population and stringent legal system contribute to its high number of prisoners. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan has 576 inmates. The country's slow judicial process and high number ...