This ostentatious display of power is emblematic of Turkmenistan's approach to governance and public image. The architectural ...

In 2002, the town of Avaza, Turkmenistan (shown at top), appeared to include 1,993 structures. By 2007 (shown below), almost all homes had been destroyed and the beach had been expanded to make ...

Turkmenistan is located at the center of the Eurasian continent and has been classified as an upper-middle-income country. It borders Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, and, to the west of the ...