Türkmenbaşy Explained

Saparmyrat Nyýazow (1940–2006), known as Türkmenbaşy,, was the dictator of Turkmenistan from 1985 to 2006. He coined the title for himself, and subsequently either named or renamed various places to it.

Türkmenbaşy may also refer to:

Places

• Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, a city formerly known as Krasnovodsk
• Türkmenbaşy District, a district of Balkan Province in Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşy Gulf, a bay of the Caspian Sea in the coast of Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi, previously called Janga, a town and the administrative center of Türkmenbaşy District, Turkmenistan

Other uses

• Turkmenbashi International Airport, the airport serving the city of Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
• Turkmenbashi International Seaport, the main passenger harbour and cargo port in Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşı Nature Park, a protected area in Istanbul, Turkey
• Türkmenbaşı Palace, former presidential palace of Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque, a mosque in Gypjak neighborhood of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
• Türkmenbaşy Stadium or Shagadam Stadium, a football stadium in Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan

See also

• • Turkmen people, a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia
• Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia
• 2002 renaming of Turkmen months and days of week, a law renaming all months and most days of the week with symbols chosen by Saparmurat Niyazov
• Humanitarian Association of World Turkmens, an association founded by Saparmurat Niyazov in 1991
• Main Drama Theater (Ashgabat), formerly named Türkmenistanyň Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Baş drama teatry
• Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan, or Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Türkmenistanyň Goranmak ministrliginiň Harby instituty