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Deep in the heart of Central Asia lies one of the world’s most secretive countries – Turkmenistan. Run until recently by a crazy dictator whose megalomania spawned a personality cult to rival that of Chairman Mao, this unlikely desert republic has earned itself a grim reputation as ‘the North Korea of Central Asia’. But since no one is usually allowed in or out, the truth about Turkmenistan is impossible to separate from the rumours and the legends. Until now.
In this quirky and highly entertaining documentary, well-known critic Waldemar Januszczak journeys to Turkmenistan to investigate the myth of the now deceased Turkmenbashi the Great who retained absolute control over the country, forbidding photography, reporters, dogs, cinemas, circuses, car radios and ballet!
Posing as a tourist who goes to Turkmenistan for a stag weekend, Januszczak goes undercover in this bizarre country to separate the facts from the fiction. And he’s taken his camera with him…
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One Man Enters One of the World's Most Secretive States | The Happy Dictator (Full Documentary)
Deep in the heart of Central Asia lies one of the world’s most secretive countries – Turkmenistan. Run until recently by a crazy dictator whose megalomania spawned a personality cult to rival that of Chairman Mao, this unlikely desert republic has earned itself a grim reputation as ‘the North Korea of Central Asia’. But since no one is usually allowed in or out, the truth about Turkmenistan is impossible to separate from the rumours and the legends. Until now.
In this quirky and highly entertaining documentary, well-known critic Waldemar Januszczak journeys to Turkmenistan to investigate the myth of the now deceased Turkmenbashi the Great who retained absolute control over the country, forbidding photography, reporters, dogs, cinemas, circuses, car radios and ballet!
Posing as a tourist who goes to Turkmenistan for a stag weekend, Januszczak goes undercover in this bizarre country to separate the facts from the fiction. And he’s taken his camera with him…
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Turkmenbashi's Reign of Terror
President for Life (2005): President Saparmurat Niyazov of Turkmenistan was the dictator famous in the West for his crazy decrees and bizarre personality cult. But for his people, there was nothing comical about his rule. Subscribe to Journeyman here:
In Ashgabat, capital of Turkemenistan, the sun always shine on Turkmenbashi. Literally. His statues rotate to face the sun. His image is everywhere -- from the vodka bottles to the national airline. He's even renamed the days of the week after his dead mother. He's clearly a paranoid leader with very strange sorts of behavioural patterns, states political analyst David Lewis. He is brutal and violent.
Former foreign minister Avdy Kuliev agrees. He's imprisoned many prominent people -- all of them subjected to tortures, horrendous tortures. Turkmenistan has one of the lowest life expectancy rates in region. Most of the people live in crushing poverty but an atmosphere of fear and intimidation prevents anyone speaking out.
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Central Asia/Turkmenistan (Highlights 2018) Part 28
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Turkmenistan Turkmen: Türkmenistan,formerly known as Turkmenia, is a country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. The population of the country is 5.6 million, the lowest of the Central Asian republics.
Turkmenistan has been at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. In medieval times, Merv was one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road, a caravan route used for trade with China until the mid-15th century. Annexed by the Russian Empire in 1881, Turkmenistan later figured prominently in the anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1925, Turkmenistan became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic (Turkmen SSR); it became independent upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Turkmenistan possesses the world's sixth largest reserves of natural gas resources. Most of the country is covered by the Karakum (Black Sand) Desert. From 1993 to 2017, citizens received government-provided electricity, water and natural gas free of charge.
The sovereign state of Turkmenistan was ruled by President for Life Saparmurat Niyazov (also known as Turkmenbashi) until his death in 2006. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow was elected president in 2007. According to Human Rights Watch, Turkmenistan remains one of the world’s most repressive countries. The country is virtually closed to independent scrutiny, media and religious freedoms are subject to draconian restrictions, and human rights defenders and other activists face the constant threat of government reprisal. After suspending the death penalty, the use of capital punishment was formally abolished in the 2008 constitution.Wikipedia
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It's been a wild several days in Turkmenistan. In my opinion, this is (by a long shot) the world's most bizarre country.
In this video, I explain the 10 strangest things that I find about Turkmen culture -- from the thousands of white-marble buildings to the shockingly empty streets, a massive fire crater in the desert that hasn't stopped burning for 50 years and the heavy censorship of the internet.
Turkmenistan is essentially the North Korea of Central Asia. Both capital cities of Pyongyang and Ashgabat feel eerily similar when walking around. The only major difference is that the people of North Korea are oppressed, whereas the people of Turkmenistan seem to be warm, friendly and hospitable.
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Turkmenistan's Akhal-Teke: the world's oldest horse
The Akhal-Teke: is one of the most beautiful and oldest equine breeds in the world.
There are only 8.000 in the world, and 1.000 of them can be found at a horse complex near Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat.
The Akhal Teke originally comes from Turkmenistan but numbers dropped after some of the best horses were taken to Russia under the Soviet regime. The objective today is to try to breed more.
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Turkmenistan's Akhal-Teke: the world's oldest horse
The Akhal-Teke: is one of the most beautiful and oldest equine breeds in the world.
There are only 8.000 in the world, and 1.000 of them can be found at a horse complex near Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat.
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NORTH KOREA vs. TURKMENISTAN (are they the same?)
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In my opinion, no two countries are more bizarre than North Korea and Turkmenistan in pretty much every category across the board.
After traveling to both nations over the past few years, I find them to be shockingly similar in several ways.
In this video, I take you deeper inside both hermit kingdoms to discover how they relate to one another.
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When I came to Turkmenistan, I never imagined that I'd meet a fellow Jew... But sure enough, say hello to Olga -- my tour guide and awesome person who is one of the few remaining Jewish people of Turkmenistan.
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TURKMENISTAN - WHAT ON EARTH?!?!
Turkmenistan - one of the hardest and most secretive places in the world to get into (and out of apparently.) We reveal the truth about Turkmenistan and what goes on in the derelict, white marble, immaculate city.
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Any horse lovers out there?!
In Turkmenistan, horses are so loved that they are considered a family member. They have a specific breed of horse, called the Akhal-Teke, which is only found here and it's one of the most unique animals I've ever seen!
They are known for their speed, intelligence, endurance and ability to withstand extreme temperatures as they live in the desert. There are currently less than 6,000 Akhal-Teke horses left on earth, and I was lucky enough to visit 70 of them today in a small farm outside of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
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Uzbekistan vs Turkmenistan Military Power 2017
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23.Turkmenistan, Ashgabat: in de achtbaan
In de achtbaan van Turkmenbashi's World of Fairytales. Let vooral op de fantastische gebouwen in de achtergrond
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WELCOME TO THE GATES OF HELL IN TURKMENISTAN!
In the middle of the Turkmenistan desert, there is a massive 230 meter hole that has been nonstop burning in flames since 1971. How? Find out in this video!
This is truly one of the most impressive things I've ever seen, and it was well worth the 4 hour journey to get here from Ashgabat!
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Ashgabat Carpet Museum home to ancient treasures
Ashgabat's Carpet Museum: boasts more than 2.000 ancient rugs, including a stunning wine-coloured carpet spanning more than 300 m² - an impressive size which has earned it a Guinness World Record title.
It is one of the main attractions at the museum, which is also home to the ancient rugs used to cover horses and camels as well as carpet bags used as furniture by nomadic tribes in Turkmenistan.
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Cooking without gas on the road to Ashgabat
Their nomadic lifestyle meant that they had little cooking equipment, and could only carry food that could be easily preserved. These conditions, along with brutally hot summers and a barren desert landscape, gave rise to the traditional Turkman dish of ichlekli, or shepherds' pie.
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