MOSCOW – Seeing the president slam face-first into the ground after falling from a speeding horse would be a shock to any nation. In authoritarian Turkmenistan, many residents didn't even get ...

Turkmenistan’s leader, infamous for falling off a horse, unveils a giant statue of himself riding a horse May 25, 2015 ...

Turkmenistan's one-horse race Eight candidates are running for president, each with the same message: vote for the incumbent. Shaun Walker reports from a country where democracy is still a dream ...

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – Wearing a blue caftan and shaggy sheepskin hat, Turkmenistan's president looked every part the accomplished horse-riding tribesman as he effortlessly cantered on his ...

The Vienna-based Chronicles of Turkmenistan noted that Berdymukhamedov was gifted a new horse at the parade. But the main equine object of pride nonetheless remains Akhan, another Berdymukhamedov ...

Turkmenistan's autocrat Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, who has signalled his intention to step down as president, went from personal dentist of the country's eccentric former leader to head of state ...

Turkmenistan unveils huge marble and gold statue of its autocratic president, former dentist Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov Mr Berdymukhamedov boasts the titles 'Patron' and 'National Horse Breeder' ...

There is a 65 foot-high statue of 's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov riding a golden horse atop a cliff of white marble in the center of the capital.

In Turkmenistan, the Akhal Teke horse is prized above all others.

Turkmenistan, a Central Asian nation shrouded in mystery, stands as one of the world's most enigmatic countries. Known for its peculiar laws and architectural marvels, this former Soviet republic ...

Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov smiles as he rides a horse with a dove on his shoulder in the capital Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Sunday, April 24. Wearing a blue caftan and ...

Turkmenistan’s president has created a Senate and put himself in charge, ensuring a constitutional crisis were he to become incapacitated. This and more in our weekly bulletin.