Flag Day was marked for the first time on February 19, 1997. The holiday coincides with the birthday of Turkmenistan's first president, Saparmurat Niyazov, who died in December 2006.

Meet the four-year-old “genius” can identify all 50 US states on a map – as well as all the major cities in the UK and name ...

Turkmenistan today celebrates Flag Day, a holiday that coincides with the 64th birthday of the country's president, Saparmurat Niyazov. This Flag Day comes as Niyazov prepares to launch a new ...

July 16 - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan, has received the flag of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) at the Incheon 2013 closing ceremony to mark the nation's hosting of the ...

Cheap flights to India will be harder to come by after the EU banned Turkmenistan Airlines from European air space over safety concerns.