The Turkmen State Puppet Theatre ( tk, Türkmen Döwlet gurjak teatry) is located on Garashsyzlyk Avenue of

Ashgabat Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشق‌آباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies ...

. It was built in 2005 by Turkish company

Polimeks Polimeks İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. is a Turkish holding company based in Istanbul. Polimeks, established in 1995 and grew to become one of the world’s leading construction companies, in recent years transformed into a global investment holding ...

. Is the only puppet theater in Turkmenistan. The repertoire of the troupe has nearly 40 plays.

History

The building was built in 2004-2005 by Turkish construction company Polimeks in Avenue Garashsyzlyk. The cost of the building - $15 million. Building area Puppet Theater 7600 square meters. Performances are held in two halls with 300 and 200 seats.ТЕАТРАЛЬНЫЕ НОВОСЕЛЬЯ
/ref>

References

{{Ashgabat Puppet theaters Theatres in Ashgabat Theatres completed in 2005