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Turkmenistan inaugurates its first smart city, Arkadag, named after former president Gurbanguly "Arkadag" Berdimuhamedow.
2023-06-29

Citizens in Turkmenistan head to the polls to elect the 125 members of the Assembly.
2023-03-26

Russian President Vladimir Putin embarks on a foreign trip to Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, his first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2022-06-26

A presidential election is held in Turkmenistan, with Serdar Berdimuhamedow expecting to be elected President of Turkmenistan to succeed his father, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.
2022-03-12

Turkmenistan becomes one of the first countries to approve the usage of the single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine. The health ministry also purchases 600,000 doses of the two-dose Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.
2021-12-25

Government forces and the Taliban clash in Herat, the provincial capital of Herat Province, where the Islamist group has seized many districts. The Taliban also captures adjoining border crossings with Iran and Turkmenistan as the United Nations accuses them of killing a United Nations serviceman yesterday during an attack on a UN compound.
2021-07-31

Taliban insurgents capture the border town of Torghundi on the border with Turkmenistan as the Afghan National Security Forces collapse in Herat. The Ministry of Interior Affairs says that troops had been "temporarily relocated" and that efforts are underway to recapture the border crossing.
2021-07-9

Voters in Turkmenistan go to the polls for an election, with current president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow expected to win another term.
2017-02-12

The Ambassador of Italy to Turkmenistan is charged for alleged child abuse while on holiday in the Philippines.
2014-04-6

Turkmenistan has a presidential election; incumbent Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is re-elected with 97% of the vote.
2012-02-12