Türkmenbaşy
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Saparmyrat Nyýazow (1940–2006), known as Türkmenbaşy, Template:Literally, was the President of Turkmenistan from 1985 to 2006. He coined the title for himself, and subsequently either named or renamed various places to it.
Türkmenbaşy may also refer to:
Places
- Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan, a city formerly known as Krasnovodsk
- Türkmenbaşy District, a district of Balkan Province in Turkmenistan
- Türkmenbaşy Gulf, a bay of the Caspian Sea in the coast of Turkmenistan
- Türkmenbaşy şäherçesi, previously called Janga, a town and the administrative center of Türkmenbaşy District, Turkmenistan
Other uses
- Turkmenbashi International Airport, the airport serving the city of Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
- Turkmenbashi International Seaport, the main passenger harbour and cargo port in Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
- Türkmenbaşı Nature Park, a protected area in Istanbul, Turkey
- Türkmenbaşı Palace, former presidential palace of Turkmenistan
- Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque, a mosque in Gypjak neighborhood of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- Türkmenbaşy Stadium or Shagadam Stadium, a football stadium in Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan
See also
- Template:In title
- Turkmen people, a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia
- Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia
- 2002 renaming of Turkmen months and days of week, a law renaming all months and most days of the week with symbols chosen by Saparmurat Niyazov
- Humanitarian Association of World Turkmens, an association founded by Saparmurat Niyazov in 1991
- Main Drama Theater (Ashgabat), formerly named Türkmenistanyň Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Baş drama teatry
- Military Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan, or Beýik Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy adyndaky Türkmenistanyň Goranmak ministrliginiň Harby instituty