Officials in western Turkmenistan have ordered locals to play ex-President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov's songs at their wedding receptions and to banish foreign music from the playlists.

13 July 2004 NATIONAL NEWS Turkmenistan Bans Russian Mayak Radio Station Broadcasts Turkmenistan is playing Turkmen songs on the radio frequencies that, until three days ago, were used by the ...

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – Turkmenistan has made a song performed by its authoritarian president the anthem of an international sports competition. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov performed ...

In early February, multiple sources in Turkmenistan’s western Balkan province shared that the authorities are pressuring residents to play former president Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov’s songs at ...

The president was quoted by the newspaper as saying the move aimed to "protect true culture, including the musical and singing traditions of the Turkmen people". And in comments broadcast on state ...

Turkmenistan is currently in the grips of the worst economic crisis in its 25-year history, according to Radio Free Europe, largely due to its economy's dependency on its main export—gas.