Society and Culture

Turkmenistan - Here is information on Turkmenistan culture and human rights reports, with links to, food information, food culture, cooking methods, country information, food substitutions, and food history for Asia.
http://asiarecipe.com/turculture.html

IRIN News - Turkmenistan - News on relief, development, social, economic and political affairs, by the Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
http://www.irinnews.org/Asia-Country.aspx?Country=TA

USAID - Turkmenistan - Official portal provides information about the country plus all programs, factsheets, employment and procurement opportunities, documents and partners of the US Agency for International Development.
http://www.usaid.gov/locations/europe_eurasia/car/txpage.html

Turkmenistan Chaihana - Peace Corps Friends of Turkmenistan - Turkmen Dictionary, Journals, and Pictures
http://www.chaihana.com/

Ashgabat.us - Site of all Turkmens in the United States, USA - Languages of Turkmenistan</a> - Information about the living languages of the country including population, region, classification, dialects and alternate names.
http://www.ashgabat.us

Republican Party of Turkmenistan - official site of the Republican party of Turkmenistan in exile
http://www.tmrepublican.org/

Ruhnama - Official government website
http://www.turkmenistan.gov.tm/ruhnama/ruhnama-index.html

BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | The cult of the Turkmen leader - Rory Mulholland examines the huge personality cult surrounding Turkmenistan's President Saparmyrat Niyazov <small>(November 2, 2002)</small>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1634100.stm

Turkmenistan, History, Human Rights - Extended history of Turkmenistan, internet links, and human rights information.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/5246/

Turkmenistan Project - Launched by the Open Society Institute, the project supports civic actors in Turkmenistan and abroad, and seeks to provide fuller information about the situation inside the country through independent research and media outreach. Includes weekly news brief in English and Russian, a directory for related resources and announcements of job opportunities.
http://www.eurasianet.org/turkmenistan.project/