The Magtymguly Youth Organisation of Turkmenistan () is a registered social and political organization in Turkmenistan. It held seats in the Mejilis of Turkmenistan of the sixth convocation (2013–2018). Despite this organization having the appearance of a

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, in reality, Magtymguly Youth Organisation was closely linked and controlled by the

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. This organization is named after the famous Turkmen poet and philosopher

Magtymguly Pyragy Magtymguly Pyragy ( fa, ''Makhdumqoli Farāghi''; tk, Magtymguly Pyragy; ; tr, Mahtumkulu Firaki; , born Magtymguly, was a Turkmen spiritual leader, philosophical poet, Sufi and traveller who is considered to be the most famous figure in ...

, and was founded in November 1991 as a continuation of Turkmen branch of the

Komsomol The All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (russian: link=no, Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи (ВЛКСМ), ), usually known as Komsomol (; russian: Комсомол, links=n ...

. The organization holds various cultural events, scientific and practical conferences, as well as thematic meetings, seminars among student youth, rural youth, including those with the participation of persons with disabilities. During the

Niyazov Saparmurat Atayevich Niyazov; tk, Saparmyrat Ataýewiç Nyýazow, in Cyrillic: Сапармырат Атаевич Ныязов (19 February 1940 – 21 December 2006), also known as Turkmenbashi, was a Turkmen politician who rule ...

era, the organization is a part of the

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(Galkynysh), which was also controlled by Niyazov.The State of Democratization and Human Rights in Turkmenistan...
/ref> Following the results of the 2013 parliamentary elections, the organization, like other parties and organizations (excluding the

Democratic Party of Turkmenistan ) , colours = Green Gold , seats1_title = Seats in the Assembly of Turkmenistan , seats1 = , colors = Green Gold , website tdp.gov.tm The Democratic Party of Turkmenistan ( tk, Türkmenistanyň Demokratik Partiýasy; ; TDP) has been the ...

, which has dominated the country since 1991), entered the Mejlis of Turkmenistan for the first time.

References

Youth wings of political parties Youth organizations 1991 establishments in Turkmenistan {{Turkmenistan-party-stub