On October 30, 2026, in the afternoon, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov visited Hacettepe University. A ceremony was held there to confer upon the President of Turkmenistan the degree of “Honorary Doctor of International Relations.” At the university, the head of state was warmly welcomed by the Vice President of the Republic of Türkiye, Cevdet Yılmaz, and the Rector of the University Mehmet Cahit Güran. The students of the University presented to the head of state the bo...

On 30 October 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs A. Gurbanov and the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to Turkmenistan (with residence in Astana), Lungisani Dominic Ntombela. The Ambassador of South Africa presented a copy of his Letters of Credence. During the meeting, the sides noted the importance of consistently developing Turkmen-South African rel...

On 29 October 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov departed on a working visit to the Republic of Turkiye to participate in the 13th Summit of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States. At Etimesgut Airport in Ankara, the Head of State was warmly welcomed by Vice President of the Republic of Turkiye Cevdet Yılmaz, members of the official delegation of Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of Turkish business circles. In the afternoon, the Heads of State of the Organization of...

On October 29, 2026, the 4th Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian States, themed «Unity for the Sake of Peace, Security, and Prosperity in Central Asia», was held in the Dushanbe. A delegation from Turkmenistan, led by the Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, D. Gulmanova, took part in the forum. During the forum, participants exchanged views on pressing issues related to the development of inter-parliamentary cooperation, the strengthening of regional engagement, the ensuring...

On 28 October 2026, as part of her working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan to participate in the 4th Interparliamentary Forum of Central Asian States, Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan D. Gulmanova held a meeting with Chairman of the Majlisi Milli of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan Rustam Emomali. During the meeting, Rustam Emomali noted the significant contribution of President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of...

The Turkmen delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection took part in the High-Level Segment of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-17), held on October 27-28, in Yerevan, Republic of Armenia. The conference, held from October 19 to 30, brought together representatives of states, international organizations, the scientific community and environmental protection institutions to discuss issues of biodiversity conservation...

On October 27, 2026, the eighth summit of the heads of state and governments of the member countries of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) took place at the World Trade Center in Moscow. Turkmenistan participated in the summit as a guest. The country’s delegation was led by the State Minister of Turkmenistan and Chairman of the State Concern «Türkmengaz» Maksat Babayev. Participants discussed the role of natural gas in ensuring global energy security, as well as ways to further stren...