The melancholy strains of "Broken Life" provide a window into the understated existence of one of the Turkmen nation's greatest sons. Its composer, Nury Halmamedov, shares the kind of humble ...

TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan -- Austere control over the lives of citizens in Turkmenistan took another bizarre turn when officials in the ethnically diverse Balkan Province issued a ban on foreign ...

In Turkmenistan, pop musicians tread a difficult path between carving out a distinctive image for themselves and ensuring they don't fall foul of the state. Authorities in Ashkabad have never tried ...

The Turkmen people of Iran, primarily settled in the northeastern provinces such as Golestan, North Khorasan, and parts of Khorasan Razavi, are one of the country’s vibrant ethnic groups, Mehr News ...