Turkmenbasi Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006) ( tk, Түркменбашы, lit=head of the Turkmen, links=no) was ruler of Turkmenistan from 1985 to 2006. He coined the title for himself.
Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenbasi or other variants may also refer to:
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Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
Türkmenbaşy ( Turkmen Cyrillic: Түркменбашы, Turkmen Arabic; توركمنباشی, also spelled Turkmenbashi, a back-formation of the Cyrillic Түркменбаши), formerly known as Krasnovodsk (russian: Красноводск), ...
, a city formerly known as Krasnovodsk
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Türkmenbaşy District
Türkmenbaşy District (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşy etraby) is a district in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi.
Its name is derived from the title "Türkmenbaşy" (hea ...
, a district of Balkan Province in Turkmenistan
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Türkmenbaşy Gulf
The Türkmenbaşy Gulf or Türkmenbaşy Aýlagy or Türkmenbaşy Bay ( tk, Türkmenbaşy aýlagy, russian: залив Туркменбашы) is a bay of the Caspian Sea in the coast of Turkmenistan.
With the Türkmenbaşy Peninsula to the nort ...
, a bay of the Caspian Sea in the coast of Turkmenistan
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Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi
Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi is a town and the administrative center of Türkmenbaşy District, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. It is east of the city of Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, with which it should not be confused. Türkmenbaşy şäherç ...
, previously called Janga, a town and the administrative center of Türkmenbaşy District, Turkmenistan
Other uses
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Turkmenbashi International Airport
Turkmenbashi International Airport ( tk, Türkmenbaşy halkara howa menzili) is an international airport located in the city of Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan. It accepts both passenger and cargo flights. It opened in 1959 and is one of the five m ...
, the airport serving the city of Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
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Turkmenbashi International Seaport
The Türkmenbaşy International Seaport is the main passenger harbour and cargo port in Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan.
It is located in the eastern part of the Caspian Sea. Regular lines serve routes to Baku (Azerbaijan), Aktau (Kazakhstan) and A ...
, the main passenger harbour and cargo port in Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
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Türkmenbaşı Nature Park
Türkmenbaşı Nature Park ( tr, Türkmenbaşı Tabiat Parkı) is a nature park located in Sarıyer district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Situated west of Hacı Osman Bayırı Avenue in the PTT Evleri neighborhood of Büyükdere in the district ...
, a protected area in Istanbul, Turkey
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Türkmenbaşı Palace, former presidential palace of Turkmenistan
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Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque
Turkmenbashi Ruhy Mosque or Gypjak Mosque ( tk, Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Metjidi / Tүркменбaшы Рухы Mетҗиди) is a mosque in Gypjak, Turkmenistan and the resting place for Saparmurat Niyazov, the leader of Turkmenistan from 1985 to 2006 ...
, a mosque in Gypjak neighborhood of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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Türkmenbaşy Stadium Turkmenbasi Saparmurat Niyazov (1940–2006) ( tk, Түркменбашы, lit=head of the Turkmen, links=no) was ruler of Turkmenistan from 1985 to 2006. He coined the title for himself.
Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenbasi or other variants may also refer ...
or Shagadam Stadium, a football stadium in Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
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Turkmen people
Turkmens ( tk, , , , ; historically "the Turkmen"), sometimes referred to as Turkmen Turks ( tk, , ), are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and north-weste ...
, a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia
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Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
, a country in Central Asia
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2002 renaming of Turkmen months and days of week
On August 10, 2002, the government of Turkmenistan adopted a law to rename all the months and most of the days of week. The names were chosen according to Turkmen national symbols, as described in the ''Ruhnama'', a book written by Saparmurat Niyaz ...
, a law renaming all months and most days of the week with symbols chosen by Saparmurat Niyazov
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, an association founded by Saparmurat Niyazov in 1991
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Main Drama Theater (Ashgabat)
The Main Drama Theatre of Turkmenistan ( tk, Türkmenistanyň Baş Drama Teatry) is a major theatre in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordere ...
, formerly named Türkmenistanyň Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Baş drama teatry
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Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan
Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan named after Great Saparmurad Turkmenbashy () is higher military educational institution in the national education system of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan.
History
The Military ...
, or Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Türkmenistanyň Goranmak ministrliginiň Harby instituty
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