Media in Turkmenistan is rigidly controlled by the state. For more information, see the Freedom House report or access information from The Committee to Protect Journalists. The GRC in Gelman 708 maintains a print collection from 2010 to current editions of the state news service's Turkmenistan: News Weekly. Available in Russian.
Quick Tip: Various embassies based in Ashgabat have news rooms for information about events and diplomatic relations of Turkmenistan.
Turkmen Türkmençe
The official language of Turkmenistan is Turkmen or Türkmençe. Turkmeni is a Turkish language. Russian also plays a significant role in the country, and several other languages are also spoken. For information on langauge programs for the region, see language help.
Turkmen textbooks are available at Gelman library through the consortium.
A large number of sources are available in Russian through Gelman, the consortium, and Gelman online. For historical documents in Russian, you may also search the REECE databases at Gelman.
