Russia is widening its search for foreign workers as it faces a severe labour shortage driven by an ageing population, low ...

While she welcomes the agreement reached on January 30 between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, the Turkish MP from the pro-Kurdish DEM party voices concern about ...

Turkmenistan has started the year with a bang, with new laws legalizing the operation of crypto exchanges and crypto miners kicking in on Thursday. Crypto mining and trading are now legal in ...

Can Turkmenistan reconcile its traditionally “neutral” foreign policy with further integration within the Central Asian region? While global headlines track great-power clashes, a quieter diplomatic ...

It is customary for the leaders of Turkmenistan to show inflexibility in maintaining the country’s authoritarian political system while being dexterous with a pen. Serdar Berdymukhamedov is no ...

Turkmenistan has passed a sweeping crypto law that legalizes the industry but tightly controls it through licensing and the potential use of state-run ledgers. Turkmenistan has approved a sweeping law ...

Kazakhstan has repeated it is ready to support long-held plans for construction of the Tapi natural gas pipeline, linking neighbouring Turkmenistan with India via Afghanistan and Pakistan. Speaking in ...

(Berlin) – Two Turkmen dissident bloggers have been missing since July 24, 2025, when they were reportedly released from a Turkish deportation center, Human Rights Watch said today. Turkish ...

Turkmen labor migrants are increasingly heading to Uzbekistan, Belarus and Kazakhstan as an alternative to Turkey. Turkmen have long left their natural gas rich, but economically underdeveloped ...

(Berlin, April 30, 2025) – Turkish migration authorities should immediately suspend any plans to deport two detained Turkmen activists to Turkmenistan, Human Rights Watch said today. If deported they ...

Is Central Asia Still Russia’s Backyard? “When the international community ignores a country like Turkmenistan, it sends a message that some lives – and some struggles – matter less.” Turkmenistan is ...

After years of negotiations, Turkey and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement to begin the flow of Turkmen gas to Turkey, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Tuesday. It marks the first ...