Celebrities helped make beekeeping a popular new hobby
Beekeeping is one of the hottest hobby trends of 2024, thanks to legions of fans taking cues from celebrity beekeepers, according to a new survey.
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The best circus groups of Turkmenistan can be awarded the status of "National" circuses.
Turkmenistan has developed a procedure for assigning the legal status of "National" to state circuses and individual professional creative circus groups. The resolution approving this provision was signed on Friday by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
An art exhibition dedicated to Magtymguly opened in Ashgabat
A new exhibition of works of fine art has opened in the Ashgabat gallery of the Union of Artists of Turkmenistan and is dedicated to the classic of national literature Magtymguly, whose 300th anniversary is celebrated this year.
South Korea has published the world's first Turkic humanitarian encyclopedia in 8 volumes
The Encyclopedia of Turkic Studies and Humanities is the result of a research project of the Institute of Turkic Countries of Eurasia at Dongduk Korean Women's University. According to its authors, the publication is the world's first encyclopedia that systematizes the key concepts of the humanities necessary for understanding Turkology.
Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin guitarist and rock legend celebrated his 80th birthday
Yes, the greatest rock musicians are getting old, and rock music itself is already moving into the category of classical.
The sights of Anau - the cultural capital of the Turkic world-2024 await new guests
Preparations for events to mark the proclamation of the city of Anau as the cultural capital of the Turkic world in 2024 were considered at a meeting of the Turkmen government on Saturday, January 6. Deputy Prime Minister Myahrijemal Mammedova reported to President Serdar Berdimuhamedov about the program of planned forums, exhibitions and concerts with the participation of cultural figures of Turkic countries.
The main international events of 2024 in honor of Magtymguly’s anniversary have been announced
In the coming year, Turkmenistan will host two important international forums in the field of culture, dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Turkmen poet and philosopher Magtymguly, whose work enriched the treasury of world culture. These are a summit in October, which is expected to be attended by heads of government, and an international conference in May, which will bring together culture ministers.
A modern information center has been opened at the Turkish archaeological site of Çatalhöyük
Located in central Turkey, the famous Ceramic Neolithic and Aeneolithic archaeological site in Konya's Çatalhöyük province invites visitors to step back in time and discover an urban settlement that changed the understanding of history.
Turkmenistan on the pages of the Belarusian literary almanac: Magtymguly and contemporaries
Since 2019, with the support of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus, the almanac of translated literature "Dalyaglyady" ("Horizons"), famous in the last quarter of the twentieth century, has been revived. In total, four magazines were published in the "new era" — in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. Usually, each issue presents the national literature of about 20 countries.
New Year's gift: a sculpture created by a student was installed in an Ashgabat secondary school
New Year's gifts come in different forms: for children, family and relatives, friends and colleagues... But an Ashgabat schoolboy decided to make a gift to his “native” educational institution. And this is neither more nor less, but an original sculptural composition!
The Association of Cinematographers of the Turkic World was created in Tashkent
On the initiative of the international organization TURKSOY, the Union (Association) of Cinematographers of the Turkic World was created in Tashkent. The founding meeting was attended by leaders of the film industry of Turkic-speaking countries.
The diplomatic mission of Turkmenistan in Dushanbe took part in the international festival of cultures
The international festival “East-West: Eurasian musical traditions and folk crafts in the cultural space of the CIS” was held in Dushanbe last Saturday, December 23. On the sidelines of the festival, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Tajikistan organized its own exhibition corner.
Famous foreign artists will perform a New Year's concert in Ashgabat
Famous foreign artists will perform a concert in the Turkmen capital on the eve of the New Year.
The young Turkmen pianist has again become a laureate of the international music competition
Leyli Garyagdiyeva, a student of the 11th grade of the Special Boarding Music School at the Maya Kuliyeva Turkmen National Conservatory, became a laureate and became a laureate of the VIII International Art Competition “HARMONY”.
U.S. artists bring Broadway cheer to Turkmenistan
Music lovers in Ashgabat were immersed in a full Broadway experience during a performance held day before yesterday at the Mukamlar Palace of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan. The joint U.S.-Turkmen concert featured classics from such musicals as "Chicago," "Phantom of the Opera," and "Annie," among others. American artists Kate Bass and Aaron Young, artists from the National Symphony Orchestra of Turkmenistan conducted by Rasul Klychev, soloists from the Turkmen National Conservatory, and Youth Choirs from Mary and Lebap performed together on stage. Earlier, the cities of Mary and Turkmenabat hosted joint performances which attracted crowds across Turkmenistan.
