Travel bloggers are among the few given the freedom to document Turkmenistan's more eccentric facets. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
This may be a new year, but the Berdymkukhamedovs look poised to offer more of the same, running the country as a father-son tandem. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
The apparent easing of U.S.-Azerbaijani tensions has done nothing to slow the wave of arrests that began amid a state media campaign signaling a hunt for "U.S. spies."
Turkmen officials deny women's rights are trampled, but evidence suggests otherwise. Iran is making overtures. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.