Mysterious and closed Central Asian country with the outside world

For nearly 30 years, Turkmenistan's Central Asian country has been completely mysterious to the outside. This country grows mainly based on its huge oil reserves.

According to a domestic report, in 2016, only more than 6,000 tourists visited this country. Although planned as a top tourist city, Azawa is often in a deserted scene. Over the years, Turkmenistan has grown on its huge oil reserves. However, oil prices plummeted in recent years seriously threatening the country's economy. A recent report by the Foreign Policy Center (UK) says that this Central Asian country is on the verge of collapse. (Photo: CNN).


After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Saparmurat Niyazov took office as the first president of Turkmenistan.From here, Niyazov began the process of creating a new, self-reliant image.Many changes were made, including naming the months of the year according to historical figures, including himself and his mother.In addition, Niyazov also built a gold statue of himself in the capital Ashgabat.(Photo: CNN).

After Niyazov died in 2006, former Health Minister Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov succeeded him. The Chronicles of Turkmenistan news website described: "This personal worship has been replaced by another individual".In the photo, President Berdymukhamedov is raising his puppy to Russian President Vladimir Putin at Sochi resort, Russia, in 2017. (Photo: CNN).

Domestic media often portray the 52-year-old president as a genius with countless possibilities.Berdymukhamedov often appears while riding a horse, DJing, playing with his grandson . He is also said to be the author of about 40 books written about tea, herbs, horses . (Photo: Telegraph).

Mr. Berdymukhamedov built Ashgabat from the capital "fast asleep" into a magnificent place.Recently, an airport with bird-like shaping was built at a cost of $ 2.3 billion.Besides, an "Olympic village" was also constructed, serving the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, costing $ 5 billion.(Photo: Shutterstock).

An unnamed Frenchman who worked in Ashgabat for a year described: "The city is full of white granite, there are big theaters without shadows, lack of foreign brands, and the president's pictures. in every corner of the road " .(Photo: CNN).

Since taking office, Mr. Berdymukhamedov is surrounded by family members and powerful businessmen.In 2018, Transparency International ranked Turkmenistan 161 out of 179 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index (the lower the ranking, the higher the corruption).In the picture is the statue of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov on horseback, placed on a white marble block in the capital Ashgabat.(Photo: CNN).

In terms of mystery, Turkmenistan is no different from Korea.Strict control makes very little information possible out of this country.Most foreign websites are blocked.(Photo: CNN).

Turkmenistan's entire economy depends on oil exports.Currently, China is the main oil buying partner of the country.In the photo is the inauguration of the refinery at Galkynysh oil field with the participation of Chinese leader Xi Jinping.(Photo: CNN).

The past few weeks, President Berdymukhamedov's health has been questioned.From July 5 until now, he has only appeared before the press three times.The last time the media reported on him was when the news of the August 4 evening showed clips showing the president enjoying his vacation.However, many people pointed out that these images are not clear of shooting time, shooting.(Photo: CNN).