33rd Altyn Garagöz International Folk Dance Contest has finished in Bursa (Turkey) few days ago. Turkmen music and dance ensemble Lachyn took the second place, having won silver medal and big prize.

The closing ceremony of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in the Turkish Republic took place at the Milli Erk Centre of Culture of Ataturk University.

The city of Sivas, the Republic of Turkey has hosted an opening ceremony of Culture Days of Turkmenistan and a concert featuring accomplished performers from our country.

Celebration Concert was held on the square in front of the library in administration centre of Mary Velayat. Heads of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, representatives of public organizations, different ministries and departments, universities and scientific institutes, mass media, elders and students were among the participants.

Turkmenistan has widely celebrated Cultural and Arts Professionals’ and Magtymguly Pyragy’s Poetry Day.

Let me extend my congratulation on the Day of Cultural and Art Personnel as well as the Day of Magtumguly Fragi Poetry! I wish you strong health, family prosperity and new success, the message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to representative of art professions says.

Today, the town of Magtymguly has hosted a meeting of journalists and media workers as part of the Culture Week.

With the Culture Week in full swing, Balkan velayat’s Magtymguly etrap is now teeming with life, playing host to a fascinating array of festivities. Day four saw a research-and-practice conference on the Turkmen nation’s intangible cultural heritage, performances by bakhshis (folk musicians), and a concert by performing artists from Balkan and Dashoguz velayats.

Day three of the cultural forum ongoing in Balkan velayat included a series of events celebrating remarkably diverse Turkmen culture.

The program of day two of the large-scale cultural forum included richly varied activities, showcasing the versatility of Turkmen culture.