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History · Turkmenistan

The history of the 8 Turkic states, each under its own flag: states, battles and turning points.

HistoryGreat Seljuk EmpireAn empire founded by Turkmen Oghuz in 1037, stretching from Central Asia to Anatolia, which won its first great victory near Merv.Read more →
HistoryBattle of Geok Tepe (1881)The last great resistance of the Teke Turkmens to the Russian Empire; with the fall of Geok Tepe, Turkmenistan came under Russian rule.Read more →
History1948 Ashgabat earthquakeOn 6 October 1948 a magnitude 7.3 earthquake destroyed Ashgabat, the strongest ever recorded in Turkmenistan.Read more →
HistoryIndependence and neutrality of TurkmenistanIndependence was declared on 27 October 1991, and on 12 December 1995 the UN recognised Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality.Read more →