Die Türkei und Turkmenistan – eine besondere Beziehung
Turkey and Turkmenistan – a Special Relationship

Summary/Abstract: A new Turkish foreign policy towards Central Asia focusing increasingly on Turkmenistan has emerged in recent years. This leads to a reinforcement of Turkish-Turkmen relations in the era of the new president Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov. The Turkish foreign policy towards Turkmenistan is based primarily on educational and economic fields. The Turkish student project and the foundation of Turkish schools in Turkmenistan play an important role in the prospering of Turkish-Turkmen relations. As concerns the Turkish economic relations, Turkish private companies contributed to create the Turkmen textile industry and to build the infrastructure of the country. In addition, the Turkish company Calik Holding built five electricity power stations in Turkmenistan until the end of the year 2008. In addition to the fact that the Turkish and Turkmen languages and cultures are very close with each other, the intergovernmental relations of both states can be considered as a special relationship regarding the other Turkic states of Central Asia.

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